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Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets: England's Troubled Reign as Test Match Kings During the Fifties by Tim Quelch (Hardback, 2012)
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Author: Tim Quelch. Title: Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets. Format: Hardback. Release Date: 01/10/2012. Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd. Item Weight: 490g. Genre: Sports & Hobbies. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB.
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When Andrew Strauss's team seized the world title in the summer of 2011 they finally recovered what had been lost at the Adelaide Oval in 1959. This tale of England's preceding triumph and loss is recounted through the memoirs of many of the star players when England had last been top of the world. Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets tells the story of English cricket's slow recovery from the Second World War, of its brief time of triumph and of its undignified fall from grace - a tale of fluctuating fortunes reflected upon by great names including Hutton, Compton and Trueman, Lindwall and Miller, McGlew and Weekes. The title refers to the sporting controversies of the time - suspect bowling actions and poor pitches - as Britain declined as an imperial power, and English cricket was hampered by class sbbery, anachronistic fixations and an uncompetitive domestic game.Product Identifiers
PublisherPitch Publishing Ltd
ISBN-101908051833
ISBN-139781908051837
eBay Product ID (ePID)117500354
Product Key Features
AuthorTim Quelch
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBall Games: Field & Outdoor
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Place of PublicationHove
Content NoteIllustrations
Author BiographyTim Quelch is the author of Underdog! 50 Years of Trials and Triumphs with Football's Also-Rans which, like Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets, was written to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society. A retired local government officer, Tim is a lifelong fan of Burnley FC, as evidenced by his previous titles Forever and Ever and Never Had It So Good.
Date of Publication01/10/2012
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
