Britain's Lost Cricket Festivals by Chris Arnot

Britain's Lost Cricket Festivals by Chris Arnot

The follow-up to Chris Arnot s Britain s Lost Cricket Grounds visits 30 lost festival grounds from Bournemouth to Abergavenny, Weston-super-Mare to Harrogate.

‘Chris Arnot celebrates this rich but fraying tapestry of country cricket with reminiscences of matches and deeds played out on these grounds’

‘This is a handsome book in every sense, well-written and smartly presented, with dozens of fine photographs’

'This book is a real joy for anyone insterested in cricket, its history, leading players and characters.'

‘ If you’ ve got an eye for history and a love of the county game, the stories and images in this book will give you a real pleasure.’

‘ Chris Arnot celebrates this rich but fraying tapestry of country cricket with reminiscences of matches and deeds played out on these grounds.’

'This book is a real joy for anyone insterested in cricket, its history, leading players and characters.'

‘ This is a handsome book in every sense, well-written and smartly presented, with dozens of fine photographs’

Chris Arnot is a national freelance feature writer who has written on specialist subjects including arts and education, property, pubs, food and travel. A regular contributor to the Guardian, he has also written for the Daily Telegraph, the Independent and the Observer. He co-wrote The Archers Archives for BBC Books and his book, Britain's Lost Cricket Grounds, was long-listed for the MCC's cricket book of the year in 2011. He is also the author of Britain's Lost Breweries and Beers, published by Aurum.

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ISBN 13	9781781311202
ISBN 10	178131120X
Title	Britain's Lost Cricket Festivals
Author	Chris Arnot
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2014-05-15
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.