39 Rare Old Books on Cricket Players Teams Batting Bowling Fielding Test Matches Rules WG Grace Ashes County Wisden - Instant PDF Download

THE VINTAGE CRICKET COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 39 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books and documents compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library covering all aspects of CRICKET.

The game of cricket has its known origins in 16th century England. Nowadays the sport is played throughout most of the nations in the commonwealth and currently the International Cricket Council has 105 affiliated nations. This collection of vintage books and guides provide a fascinating look at the history of the sport, not only in England but also around the world. Read about how to play the game itself, study the science behind the game and read the thoughts of some of the great players of the past including W. G. Grace himself. Also included in the guides are some remarkable vintage advertisements for sports equipment from over 100 years ago. Overall, a simply stunning collection of literature and a must have for any cricket fan and anyone with an interest in vintage sports documents…..

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard to find and will provide a valuable library of reference material for anyone with an interest the history of the game. The full list of titles speaks for itself!

This is a DIGITAL item! All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. You can also print any page you wish or even books in their entirety.



*** Full List of Books Included ***

A bawl for American cricket by J. Wister (1893)


A manual of cricket and base ball - containing plans for laying out the grounds, plans for forming clubs, to which are added rules and regulations for cricket (1858)


Cricket by A. G. Steele (1898)


Cricket by H. G. Hutchinson (1903)


Cricket by W. G. Grace (1891)


Cricket guide; how to bat, how to bowl, how to field, diagrams how to place a field, valuable hints to players, and other valuable information. Rules of the game by G. Wright (1894)


Cricket poems by G. F. Wilson (1905)


Cricket songs by N. Gale (1894)


English game of cricket; comprising a digest of its origin, character, history & progress; together with an expostion of its laws & language by C. Box (1877)


History of the Staten Island cricket and tennis club, 1872-1917, Livingston, Staten Island by R. Walker (1917)


How to play cricket. A manual for American cricketers by G. M. Newhall (1881)


How's that including A century of Grace by H. Furniss (1896)


International cricket fête - Official Handbook (1872)


International cricket guide by E. Lyttelton (1891)


Jubilee book of cricket by K. S. Ranjitsinhji (1897)


Outdoor sports and pastimes. Correct rules for athletics, base ball, bicycling, cricket, croquet, curling, foot ball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, lawn tennis, polo, quoits, racauets (1896)


Sixty years of Canadian cricket by J. E. Hall (1895)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1904)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1906)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1907)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1908)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1910)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1911)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1912)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1913)


Spalding's official cricket guide; with which is incorporated the American cricket annual (1914)


Sporting recollections hunting, shooting, cricket, steeplechasing, racing etc. by F. Mason (1886)


The American cricket annual and golf guide by J. Flannery (1891)


The book of American pastimes - containing a history of the principal base-ball, cricket, rowing, and yachting clubs of the United States by C. A. Peverelly (1868)


The Canadian cricketer's guide by T. D. Phillipps (1876)


The cricket field or, The history and the science of the game of cricket by J. Pycroft (1854)


The cricket of Abel, Hirst, and Shrewsbury by E. F Benson (1903)


The international cricket match - played Oct., 1859, in the Elysian Fields at Hoboken, on the grounds of the St. George's Cricket Club (1859)


The Memorial biography of Dr. W.G. Grace by Marylebone Cricket Club (1919)


The public school matches, and those we meet there by F. Gale (1853)


The reliable book of outdoor games. Containing official rules for playing base ball, foot ball, cricket, lacrosse, tennis, croquet, etc by H. Chadwick (1893)


The sporting chronicle annual-- a book of records in every branch of sport (1912-13)


The sporting chronicle annual - a book of records in every branch of sport (1914-15)


W.G. cricketing reminiscences and personal recollections by W. G. Grace (1899)



An absolute must for anyone with an interest in cricket and sporting history – a wonderful treasure trove of information for a very small price!



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