The Thirty Tests by Peter Pollock

The Thirty Tests (Springbok Fast Bowler's Cricket Account in Dust Jacket)

A Springbok Fast Bowler's Personal Account of South Africa's Golden Era of Test Cricket

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The Thirty Tests
• Author: Peter Pollock
• Publisher: Don Nelson, Cape Town
• Publication Date: 1978
• ISBN-10: 0909238391
• Edition Details: First published 1978.
• Binding: Publisher's green cloth boards with white lettering to the front board, in a photographic dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large format hardcover, roughly A4-style portrait, illustrated with black and white photographs including full-page plates.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The green cloth boards are clean and bright, with white title lettering to the front board. The corners are square and the spine appears straight. The page edges are lightly toned.
• Interior: The title page is clean and bright. The text pages are clean, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The glossy photographic jacket shows some surface scuffing and light rubbing, mainly to the front panel, spine and edges, with wear at the head of the spine. The front flap is held with clear tape. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

The Thirty Tests, published in Cape Town by Don Nelson in 1978, is a personal account of the thirty Test matches that made up South Africa's golden era of cricket. It is written by Peter Pollock, the Springbok fast bowler, who played in 28 of those thirty Tests and writes with emotion and nostalgia.

The book is illustrated with black and white photographs of key moments from the matches, including full-page plates, and is dressed in a colour photographic jacket. It offers the view of a player who was in the middle of the action, and is a good addition to a collection of South African cricket and sporting literature.

Author Profile: Peter Pollock

Peter Pollock, born on 30 June 1941, is a retired South African fast bowler who played 28 Tests and took 116 wickets. He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1966.

After his playing career he worked as a selector, journalist and company director, and later became an evangelist. His other books include Bouncers and Boundaries (written with Graeme Pollock, 1968), Clean Bowled (1985), God's Fast Bowler (2001), The Winning Factor (2004) and Into the Light (2012).

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