The Test & County Cricket Board Guide to Better Cricket by Vic Marks
The Test & County Cricket Board Guide to Better Cricket (Collectible 1987 Vic Marks Cricket Guide in Dust Jacket)
An Illustrated Coaching Guide to Better Cricket, Drawing on the Views of Leading Players of the 1980s
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Test & County Cricket Board Guide to Better Cricket
- Author: Vic Marks
- Editor: Tessa Rose
- Publisher: Octopus Books, London
- Publication Date: 1987
- ISBN-13: 9780706430479
- ISBN-10: 0706430476
- Edition Details: First published in 1987.
- Binding: Publisher's green cloth hardcover with a printed label on the front board, in a photographic dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large, tall quarto format. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The green cloth boards are bright and clean, with a printed label to the front board. The spine is straight. Corners and edges look clean, with no obvious marks.
- Interior: The pages are clean and bright, illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs. The binding is tight. No foxing, writing or markings are visible.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The photographic dust jacket is bright and intact, with a small orange-brown mark at the left edge. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
The Test & County Cricket Board Guide to Better Cricket was published by Octopus Books in 1987 and edited by Tessa Rose. It is a practical, illustrated guide to improving at the game, sponsored by National Westminster Bank.
Drawing on the views of leading players, the book covers preparing for the season, batting, bowling, wicketkeeping, captaincy and umpiring. Its photographs, in colour and black and white, illustrate the techniques discussed.
The text is credited to Vic Marks, the Somerset and England off-spinner, who later became a respected cricket correspondent. This copy offers a snapshot of how cricket was taught and discussed in the late 1980s, and will appeal to collectors of cricket literature and sporting ephemera.
Author Profile: Vic Marks
Victor James Marks, born on 25 June 1955, is an English off-spin bowler and former sports journalist. He played six Test matches and thirty-four One Day Internationals for England, and played for Somerset from 1975 to 1989. He captained Oxford University in 1976 and 1977.
After his playing career he became a cricket correspondent for The Observer for 31 years, and also wrote for The Guardian. His other books include Marks Out of XI, the memoir Original Spin, Late Cuts, and The Wisden Illustrated History of Cricket.
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