Front Foot to Front Line commemorates Welsh cricket's contribution
to the Great War by chronicling the lives of 55 professional and
amateur cricketers who left the friendly rivalry of the crease for
the brutality and horror of the trenches, and lost their lives as
servicemen on the bloody battlefields of Europe. The distinguished
author and the leading authority on Welsh cricket, Andrew Hignell,
traces the major themes and battles of the First World War to
provide a poignant snapshot of how Wales lost a generation of young
men who were united by their love of cricket and their courage to
serve their country. Front Foot to Front Line not only pays tribute
to the cricketers, drawn from over 35 local clubs across Wales, who
lost their lives but also to those who returned home permanently
affected by their experiences of warfare. The book also highlights
the involvement of many characters involved at the grassroots of
Welsh club cricket who served with distinction and will be of great
interest to the large Welsh cricketing fraternity as well as to
those with an interest in military history. The cricket clubs
featured in Front Foot to Front Line include: Blaina, Barry,
Brecon, Bridgend Town, Briton Ferry, Cardiff, Cowbridge,
Crickhowell, Denbighshire, Ferndale, Garth, Glamorgan, Llancarfan,
Llandovery College, Llandudno, Llanelli, Monmouthshire, Neath,
Newport, Pontypridd, Radyr, Swansea, Usk Valley, and Ystrad Mynach.
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