A Social History Of English Cricket
Recommended by Daniel Norcross, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #46 in Cricket
A Social History of English Cricket is an encyclopaedic survey of the game, from its humble origins all the way to modern floodlit finishes. less
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Daniel Norcross A Social History of English Cricket. Derek Birley points out a series of very interesting facts, not in a dry way but in a very easy to read way, starting with the fact that cricket began as a betting game in which one aristocrat would bet another that he could score more runs with the aristocrats doing the batting and the servants doing all the bowling. They’d place huge sums on the result. (Source)
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