Disappearing World

Our 18 First Class Cricket Counties

Scyld Berry (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2023
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80150-554-3 (ISBN)

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Disappearing World is a heartfelt celebration of what county cricket has been for more than a hundred years. Threatened by the growth of T20 franchise tournaments and by the governing body's move to cut the championship to ten games a season, county cricket will only survive if it is fully appreciated.

Award-winning cricket writer Scyld Berry brings us a heartfelt celebration of what county cricket has been for more than a hundred years - an integral part of English life. Drawing on 60 years' experience of watching county cricket, the author provides an in-depth profile of each of the 18 first-class counties, delving into the past to explore how the game took off, in no small part thanks to the legendary W.G. Grace. With change and possible existential threat looming in the shape of The Hundred franchise, and the proliferation of T20 tournaments around the world, the England and Wales Cricket Board is looking to cut the County Championship to just ten games per season. There's never been a more pertinent time to unpick the workings of this centuries-old institution and examine why its survival is so important.

Scyld started as The Observer's cricket correspondent in 1977 and is currently the chief cricket writer of the Telegraph. He has covered almost 500 Test matches, more than anyone except the late Richie Benaud. As well as the SJA's Cricket Journalist of the Year award in 2018, he has won several cricket book of the year awards and was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for four years. He still plays club cricket and for Gloucestershire Seniors.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.04.2023
Verlagsort	Hove
Sprache	englisch
Maße	144 x 222 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-80150-554-3 / 1801505543
ISBN-13	978-1-80150-554-3 / 9781801505543
Zustand	Neuware