{"product_id":"the-selected-25-greatest-south-african-cricketers-owen-smith-manthorp-2007","title":"The Selected by Michael Owen-Smith \u0026 Neil Manthorp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Selected (Standard First Edition, Illustrated Boards)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Ranked, Photograph-Rich Celebration of South Africa's 25 Finest Test Cricketers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Selected: The 25 Greatest South African Cricketers of All Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael Owen-Smith \u0026amp; Neil Manthorp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Diane Nelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Don Nelson Publishers, Wynberg, Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781868062676\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated laminated boards (printed hardcover issued without a separate dust jacket), with a green cloth spine strip and yellow spine panel. The front carries a grid of 25 player portraits in a green and yellow striped design.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large portrait-format illustrated quarto, 188 pages including index. Illustrated with black and white and colour photographs, with two-column text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The white laminated pictorial boards are mostly clean. There is some corner wear, with slight bumping or creasing at the top corners and at the head and tail of the spine. The green cloth spine strip and yellow spine panel are intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block appears tight and sound. The pages examined are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Cape Town in 2007, The Selected ranks the 25 greatest South African cricketers of all time. It is the work of two cricket journalists, Michael Owen-Smith and Neil Manthorp, and was edited by Diane Nelson. Graeme Pollock is placed first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with an introduction and gives each selected player a chapter of career profile. Further chapters consider the players who narrowly missed the cut and those who spent their careers in overseas exile. It is illustrated with a wealth of historical photographs, in black and white and in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors researched every player who represented South Africa, drawing on former players and historians, and set out to produce a definitive list that would stir debate among cricket followers. It remains a lively reference and a good starting point for collectors of South African sporting literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Michael Owen-Smith \u0026amp; Neil Manthorp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Owen-Smith is a South African journalist who spent some thirty years as a newspaper cricket writer and was later appointed media officer to Cricket South Africa. He is the son of Tuppy Owen-Smith, who played cricket for South Africa and rugby for England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeil Manthorp is a British-born, Cape Town-based writer best known for his cricket coverage, having reported on more than forty South African cricket tours. 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