Cotton; Cricket and Football by Paul Kaye Dss
Cotton, Cricket and Football is the story of Billy Cook, one of Lancashires most colourful sportsmen of the pre-war era. Billy played to win but most of all he played for money, when everyone earned it the hard way. A hard-tackling full-back, he made a bigger impact on the world-famous Lancashire League than any other player."There are a number of strands to Cook’s life that contribute to the story that Kaye has to tell..outside the mainstream of cricket literature Cotton, Cricket and Football works on every one of the many levels of the lives of Billy Cook and his contemporaries that it explores, and it is highly recommended."
-- Martin Chandler * CricketWeb.net *"This is a very worthwhile book.. Besides Barnes, Cook played with other greats of the era, particularly Learie Constatine and Archie MacLaren, which encounters add considerably to the whole."
* Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians *
Paul Kaye is the great-grandson of Billy Cook and grew up listening to his grandmother eulogising about the great sporting feats of her father. It's a story of a remarkable life that Paul is uniquely placed to tell. Paul has previously written one acclaimed non-fiction book based on his career in the food industry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781801504997 |
| ISBN 10 | 1801504997 |
| Title | Cotton; Cricket and Football |
| Author | Paul Kaye Dss |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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