"The warmest of welcomes for a delightful book" - Wisden
Inspired by Jane Austen's History of England, this dictionary of Extra-Ordinary English Cricketers was compiled by JL Carr; cricket, in particular Yorkshire cricket, being one of his greatest passions.
"Horace (c.1890) a horse of such exquisite sensibility, that, when Fred Morley, the invariable Notts. last man, left the Trent Bridge pavilion, it sidled unobtrusively towards the roller."
Carr's Dictionary of Extraordinary English Cricketers
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Publication Essentials
Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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Reviews
An utterly delightful and quirky Pocket Book, which sings a hymn to the glories and - obviously - eccentricities of the greatest game. It’s researched (unless it was already stored in his mind) and written by JL Carr, a splendid eccentric himself. I confess to being disappointed that the highest score by a batsman is no longer held by AEJ Collins!