A history of beloved cricket grounds from around the world. Using a
Then and Now format, historic pictures of cricket grounds are
paired with their modern-day equivalent to show the dramatic
changes that have taken place. Cricket Grounds Then and Now is a
history of some of the most famous cricketing venues from around
the world, told through the format of Then and Now photos. Author
of the bestselling Remarkable Cricket Grounds and Remarkable
Village Cricket Grounds, Brian Levison, has assembled a stunning
array of vintage photos of the major Test venues such as Lord's,
The Oval, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, Adelaide and the Sydney
Cricket Ground, with which are paired a modern photo from the same
viewpoint. There are smaller venues too – Saltaire in Yorkshire
with its World Heritage mill as a backdrop; New Road, Worcester,
viewed across the River Severn from the Cathedral and Ickwell
Village Green with its large oak tree firmly inside the boundary
rope. The photos show how some features survived for decades –
such as the famous scoreboard on the SCG 'Hill' – or the standing
terraces at St.Helens. Some grounds, such as the Central Ground in
Hastings, have disappeared altogether. At the larger test venues in
Australia, drop-in pitches are now the norm, allowing multiple use
of the huge stadia, while in the UK, the county 'outgrounds' have
gradually been whittled away. Yorkshire have lost Brammall Lane in
Sheffield, Kent have abandoned their occupancy of Dover and
Maidstone, while Essex have left Leyton in East London. Cricket
Grounds Then and Now is a nostalgic trip around the world's
cricketing venues showing both massive changes across a century and
occasionally (Cheltenham College) no change at all. Grounds
include: Barbados, Berlin, Scarborough, Canterbury, Wellington,
Ahmedabad, Ageas Bowl, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, The Gabba,
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Hollywood, Tilford, Dublin, Chelmsford,
Sydney Cricket Ground, Aigburth, Buxton, Edgbaston, Philadelphia,
Worcester, Headingley, Hove, Taunton, Lord's, The Oval,
Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town, Sidmouth and Singapore.
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