Sesse tot Oorwinning by Neil Steyn

Sesse tot Oorwinning (Afrikaans 1967 Cricket Tour Record in Dust Jacket)

An Afrikaans account of South Africa's 1966-67 cricket season, with full scorecards, in its original pictorial dust jacket

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Sesse tot Oorwinning: S. A. se Krieketsege 66—67
• Author: Neil Steyn
• Publisher: Voortrekkerpers, Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 1967
• Binding: Publisher's green cloth boards with yellow lettering to the spine, issued with a printed pictorial dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Small octavo, approximately 210 x 140 mm. With full cricket scorecards.
• Language: Afrikaans

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The green cloth boards beneath the jacket are clean and bright, with no visible marks. The spine is lettered in yellow on green with the title and author's name. The page edges are lightly toned. The corners have not been closely assessed.
• Interior: The pages are clean and cream-coloured, with no foxing, markings or stains in the pages examined. The title page is clean and the binding appears tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Present, and protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. The jacket shows honest wear: edge chipping and rubbing with some loss of colour along the edges, chipping and small losses at the head and tail of the spine, creasing and small tears at the top and bottom edges of the back panel, scuffing and pale marks to the back panel, and creasing to the front panel. The pictorial front carries a photograph of cricketers.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in Johannesburg by Voortrekkerpers in 1967, Sesse tot Oorwinning ("Sixes to Victory") is an Afrikaans account of South Africa's cricket in the 1966-67 season, with the subtitle S. A. se Krieketsege 66-67. It follows the Australian tour of South Africa, covering the Test series and the tour matches, with assessments of the players and full scorecards.

Cricket books in Afrikaans from this period are a distinctive corner of South African sporting literature, and this title records a season as it was seen by an Afrikaans readership. It has been cited in scholarly writing on Afrikaners and cricket in twentieth-century South Africa, which confirms its value as a reference for that subject.

A useful and characterful volume for collectors of South African sporting history and Afrikaans sports literature, offered in its original jacket.