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Biographies

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Quality Name Description Price
2Very Good ABEL Bobby. Professional Batsman. by David Kynaston. 1982 reprinted 1983. 164 pages. Abel played for Surrey and England 1881 to 1904. Book and dustwrapper in v.g. condition. sold
1Fine (AKRAM & YOUNIS) WASIM & WAQAR. Imran's Inheritors. by John Crace. 1992. 275 pages. Book and dustwrapper in fine condition. sold
2Very Good ALLEY W.E.(Bill) My Incredible Innings 1969. 160 pages. The Australian who played for Somerset. Book and dustwrapper very good. sold
2Very Good ARLOTT John. Basingstoke Boy 1990. Guild Publishing 304 pages. An evocative account of a rich and varied career. Dustwrapper very good.. £8.00
2Very Good ATHERTON Mike. Opening Up 2002. 330 pages. Autobiography of an England captain. Dustwrapper near fine. £8.50
1Fine AYLWARD James. The Untold Story by Roy Clarke 2001. 88 pages. Aylward played for Hampshire in the late 18th century. Limited edition of 500. £15.00
2Very Good BAILEY Trevor. Wickets Catches and the odd Run 1986. 240 pages. The Essex & England all-rounder, famous for his many rearguard actions against Australia. D/wrapper fine. £8.00
2Very Good BAILEY Trevor. A Life in Cricket by Jack Bailey 1993. 182 pages. A highly entertaing book of rare insight. D/wrapper near fine. £8.00
2Very Good BARRIE J M. Peter Pan and Cricket by David Rayvern Allen 1988. 188 pages. Biography of the playwright and novelist who enjoyed a lifelong love affair with cricket. Very minor rubbing to dustwrapper. £8.00
2Very Good BEDSER Alec. Twin Ambitions 1986. 217 pages. Autobiography of the Surrey and England opening bowler. Book and dustwrapper near fine. £7.00
2Very Good BENAUD Richie. Benaud on Reflection 1984. 255 pages. Benaud reflects on his career with NSW & Australia and as a journalist and broadcaster. Dustwrapper very good. £6.00
1Fine BENAUD Richie. My Spin on Cricket 2005. 294 pages. Not an autobiography but full of personal anecdotes and thoughtful opinions. Dustwrapper near fine. £10.00
2Very Good BENAUD by A G Moyes 1962. 205 pages. Moyes traces Benaud's life from childhood to captain of Australia. Dustwrapper very good. sold
2Very Good BOYCOTT A Cricketing Legend by John Callaghan 1982. 220 pages. Story of the game's most controversial player against the background of Yorkshire's most serious depression. Minor rubbing to dustwrapper. £6.00
3Good BRADMAN Don Farewell to Cricket 1950 First edition. 320 pages. Bradman's own story of his playing days. Book in very good condition. Minor chips to dustwrapper, now in prot. cover. £8.00
2Very Good BRADMAN Don The Illustrated Biography by Michael Page 1983. Large format 368 pages. A fully rounded portrait of Sir Donald's life with previously unpublished photographs. Dustwrapper near fine. £10.00
2Very Good BRADMAN Don The Don 1908 - 2001 by Roland Perry 2001 Updated edition. Card covers 680 pages. The definitive biography revised and updated. Near fine condition. £9.50
2Very Good BRADMAN Don Sir Donald Bradman by Irving Rosenwater 1978. 416 pages. An exciting and authoritative biography by one of the foremost cricket historians. Dustwrapper no tears. £10.00
2Very Good BRADMAN Don Cricket Wizard by L N Mathur 1999. First edition published in India. 151 pages + appendix. A detailed, lucid description of Bradman's unparalleled performance with the willow. Dustwrapper minor creases. sold
2Very Good BRADMAN Don Bradman the Great by B J Wakley 1999 reprint of 1959 first edition. 315 pages. The recent reprint of the rare classic which was a unique contribution to the history and literature of cricket. Book and dustwrapper as new. sold
2Very Good CHAPMAN Percy A Biography by David Lemmon/td> 1985. 162 pages. The story of one of the most attractive and unusual figures of the Golden Age. Dustwrapper near fine. £8.00
2Very Good CHAPPELL Ian Hitting Out The Ian Chappell Story 2005 First edition. 247 pages. Captain of Australia in the 1970's. Dustwrapper very good. sold
2Very Good COMPTON Denis Playing for England 1950 second edition. 241 pages. The Middlesex & England cricketer and Arsenal & England footballer. Dustwrapper with minor chips now in prot. wrapper. £8.00
2Very Good COMPTON Denis A Cricket Sketch by E W Swanton 1948 May reprint. Card covers 79 pages. Addressed " to all young cricketers " Very good condition. £6.00
2Very Good CONSTANTINE Learie A Look at Learie Constantine by Undine Giuseppi 1974 First edition. Card covers. £6.00
2Very Good COWDREY Colin MCC The Autobiography of a Cricketer 1976 First edition. 253 pages. A frank examination of his career via Tonbridge to Oxford and then with Kent & England. Dustwrapper very good. £8.00
2Very Good COWDREYS Portrait of a Cricketing Family by Ivo Tennant 1990 First edition. 205 pages. The author considers the background and achievements of Colin, Christopher and Graham. Dustwrapper near fine. £7.00
2Very Good D'OLIVEIRA Basil Time to Declare 1980 First edition. 180 pages. A candid autobiography by D'Oliveira which commences with his early days in South Africa. Dustwrapper near fine. £6.00
2Very Good EDMUNDS Phil A Singular Man by Simon Barnes 1986 First edition. 180 pages. Traces his life from boyhood in Zambia to Test cricket for England and aview into his private world of business. Dustwrapper near fine. £8.00
2Very Good EVANS Godfrey The Gloves Are Off 1960 First edition. 253 pages. Fascinating insight into the career of one of the game's most colourful characters. Dustwrapper very good. £8.00
2Very Good FINGLETON Jack Batting from Memory 1981 reprint. 266 pages. Autobiography of an outstanding Australian cricketer and journalist. Dustwrapper near fine. £7.00
2Very Good F - Z Biographies Please enquire. Further books will be added to this page shortly. from £5.00

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