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A Last English Summer (Hardcover, New)
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A Last English Summer (Hardcover, New)
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Loot Price R391
Discovery Miles 3 910
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Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal
recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate
reflection on cricket's past, present and future. A memorable and
acutely observed portrait of one summer of cricket from an
award-winning sports writer who has watched - and loved - cricket
since he was a boy, it is essential reading for anyone who cares
about the English game. In 2009 the county system looked
directionless and obsolete; more than ever the players blessed with
central contracts seemed apart from, rather than a part of, the
domestic game; the Ashes series was for the first time only
available on pay-TV; and, of course, the juggernaut of Twenty20
threatened to flatten all but the Test form of the game, suggesting
it may soon eclipse even that as well. Duncan Hamilton has
preserved this seminal, convulsing season, which in years to come
may be seen as a turning point in the history of cricket in a way
that overshadows even the Packer Revolution of the 1970s. In the
process he embarks on a journey - often a deeply personal one -
through the history and spirit of the game. He experiences
irresistible nostalgia for what has been and will never return,
together with an overwhelming love for the game that transcends
even the most dramatic shifts in the way it is played.
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