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Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 
Many and various years
    
The cricketers’ “bible”
.
 
 
Lords’ Dreaming
Ashley Mallett
    
The full story of the 1868 Aboriginal Tour of England
.
 
S.F. Barnes. His Life and Times
Andrew Searle
     
A biography of the great Staffordshire and England fast bowler
.
 
Beyond a Boundary
C.L.R. James
    
Classic book about West Indian cricket and much more
.
 
A Social History of English Cricket
Derek Birley
    
Examines the effect of English culture, class and history on cricket
.
 
England versus Australia
David Frith
     
A pictorial history of over 100 years of Test matches
.
 
The Penguin Cricketer’s Companion
Edited by Alan Ross
     
An anthology of English cricket writing
.
 
A Cavalcade of International Cricketers
Brian Crowley
     
An encyclopaedic review of over 1500 Test players
.
 
Arlott on Cricket
Edited by David Rayvern Allen
     
A selection of John Arlott’s writings on the game
.
 
John Arlott’s 100 Greatest Batsmen
John Arlott
     
Pen pictures of 100 great batsmen from Bobby Abel to Zaheer Abbas
.
 
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
     
The story of Winston Smith’s battle with Big Brother, first published in 1949
.
 
The Joy of Cricket
Edited by John Bright-Holmes
     
A collection of essays and writings inspired by cricket.
 
Back Page Cricket
E.W. Swanton
     
Cricket newspaper coverage from 1900 to 1987.
 
Invisible Republic
Greil Marcus
     
The story of Bob Dylan’s basement tapes.
 
Frank Worrell – A Biography
Ivo Tennant
     
A biography of the outstanding cricketer and distinguished West Indian.
 
On Reflection
Richie Benaud
     
An autobiography by the Australian Test all rounder and commentator.
 
Great Cricket Matches 
Edited by Handasyde Buchanan
     
Full length accounts of thirty famous cricket matches.
 
Gentlemen and Players
Michael Marshall
     
With a Foreword by E.R. Dexter and Trueman, F.S.
 
Walter Hammond
Gerald Howat
     
A biography of the great Gloucestershire and England cricketer.
 
Wally Hammond. The Reasons Why
David Foot
       
Another biography of the great Gloucestershire and England cricketer.
 
The Wisden Papers 1888 – 1946
Edited by Benny Green
     
Benny Green selects the best essays written for Wisden Cricketers’ Almanac.
 
Starting with Grace
Bob Willis and Patrick Murphy
     
A pictorial celebration of cricket from 1864 to 1986.

 

Also from Loose Chippings Books

 

The Cheesemonger’s Tales
A good read for all food and wine lovers

 

Not Dark Yet
A very funny book about cricket

 

Cool Is The Reaping
Poems of rural England

 

Diary of a Shropshire Lass
A delightful autobiography

 

The Harts of Chipping Campden
Essential reading for all who admire the town or fine silver

 

Keeping Afloat
A light hearted tale of exploits on the canals of France

 

Roy The Eagle
Children’s Picture Story Book about how what makes us different brings us together

 

Walk With The Wise
Reflections on thought-provoking quotations to stimulate and guide those who are interested by life’s challenges

 

Call of the Litany Bird
Surviving the Zimbabwe Bush War

 

Full details from our website
www.loosechippings.org

First Published March 2011

Copyright © Mike Harfield 2011

Mike Harfield has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Author of this Work.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photocopying or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher

Published by Loose Chippings Books
The Paddocks
Chipping Campden
Gloucestershire
GL 55 6AU
www.loosechippings.org

ISBN 978-1-907991-02-8

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