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The Springbok and the Kangaroo by Brian M. Crowley
by Brian M. Crowley
- Author
- Brian M. Crowley
- Publisher
- Blue Crane Books
- Binding
- cloth
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Very Good (what this means)
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Catalogue no.
- TCB-000442
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About this copy
The Springbok and the Kangaroo (Cricket History in Illustrated Dust Jacket)
A Statistical History of South Africa versus Australia at Cricket, from 1902 to the 1966-67 Season
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Springbok and the Kangaroo: A complete history of South Africa versus Australia at Cricket
- Author: Brian M. Crowley
- Publisher: Blue Crane Books, Johannesburg
- Binding: Publisher's green cloth boards with an illustrated dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Medium-sized hardcover, roughly octavo. With black and white photographic plates.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The plain green cloth boards are clean and bright, with the spine edge straight. The spine and head of the jacket are intact, with a slight bump or crease at the top of the spine.
- Interior: The text block is clean and tight, with creamy, unmarked pages. The foreword page is clean. Light toning is visible to the top edge. Some photographic plates show through faintly on neighbouring pages. No stains, tears or marks were seen on the pages examined.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated jacket, in orange and green with a batsman and stumps, is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. The cream back panel is lightly toned and spotted, with slight edge wear or a bump at the head of the spine.
Synopsis & Historical Value
The Springbok and the Kangaroo, subtitled A Complete History of South Africa versus Australia at Cricket, was published in Johannesburg by Blue Crane Books. It is a compilation of the contests between the two nations, from 1902 to the 1966-67 season.
The book is chiefly statistical, setting out match results, scores, bowling analyses and averages, and is illustrated with black and white photographic plates. The foreword is by Jack Cheetham, dated November 1967.
For collectors of cricket literature and Africana sporting history, it is a useful reference to one of the great international rivalries of the game, and the jacket carries a short biography of the compiler.