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Old 14-04-2009, 04:46 PM   #1533 (permalink)
archie mac
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Originally Posted by Goughy View Post
Im not going to take it though Im looking at a Neville Cardus autobiography.

Is that a recommended book?

EDIT- do you need the details of the seller or do you already have them?
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ok, just looking at a few books online.

These caught my eye. All are 1st ed, most signed. They are all available pretty cheap.

Anyone have any opinions on them? Good, crap, waste of space, required reading etc?

The Bradman Era- Bill O'Reilly and Jack Egan
The Hand That Bowled Bradman: Memories of a Professional Cricketer- Bill Andrews
The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914- Frith, David
Sort of a Cricket Person- Swanton, Ernest William
Cricket Crossfire- Miller, Keith
Cricket Indulgence: An Anthology Of The Cricket Writings Of Chris Harte- Harding, D M
Behind the Shades- Fletcher, Duncan
Just My Story- Hutton,Len
The Greatest Test Teams- Graveney, Tom
From Larwood to Lillee- Bailey, Trevor; Trueman, Fred

Oh and if Im going to spend a few dollars more

The Story of Cricket's Early Years (1st ed. SIGNED AND DATED) - John Major

Anyone reviewed it?
The Bradman Era- Bill O'Reilly and Jack Egan I enjoyed this, although it is just text from the video of the same name
The Hand That Bowled Bradman: Memories of a Professional Cricketer- Bill Andrews One that I have coming from England but still waiting for it to arrive
The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914- Frith, David Get this, great book
Sort of a Cricket Person- Swanton, Ernest William OK, 3 stars I should think
Cricket Crossfire- Miller, Keith Not the greatest writer, very basic, but I enjoyed it
Cricket Indulgence: An Anthology Of The Cricket Writings Of Chris Harte- Harding, D M I have not read this one, but Chris Harte is a good writer
Behind the Shades- Fletcher, Duncan I have not read that ,but we have a review on the site
Just My Story- Hutton,Len 3 stars i should think
The Greatest Test Teams- Graveney, Tom I read this many years ago, and really enjoyed it, nothing great though
From Larwood to Lillee- Bailey, Trevor; Trueman, Fred I have not read this one

Oh and if Im going to spend a few dollars more

The Story of Cricket's Early Years (1st ed. SIGNED AND DATED) - John Major we have a review on the site
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