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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797717203321

Autore

Davies Peter

Titolo

Cricket and community in England : 1800 to the present day / / Peter Davies with Robert Light

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2012

New York, New York : , : Palgrave, , [date of distribution not identified]

2012

ISBN

1-78499-169-4

1-78499-168-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource (192 pages))

Disciplina

796.358

Soggetti

Cricket - Social aspects - England - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Available in paperback for the first time, Cricket and Community in England: 1800 to the Present Day is a path-breaking enquiry into the social history of the summer game.It is written by two specialist cricket historians and based on extensive primary research. It traces the history of the sport at grassroots level from its origins right up to the present day. It will appeal to the cricket historian and the general sports enthusiast alike.The book has two main goals: to provide readers with an accessible introduction to the history of grassroots cricket in England and to supply a clear overview of the different phases of this history.The structure of book is chronological but also thematic. The six chapters look at such issues as early cricket, the origins of clubs, competition, the two world wars, multiculturalism and cricket in the twenty-first century.