Three centuries of cricketing history are brought magnificently to life in this superbly illustrated tribute to the game and its followers. an expertly informed, panoramic view of the game is presented, from its origins on the slopes of the Weald and Wessex, through growing sophistication and often tumultuous events to the one-day limited-over prototype, the Packer revolution. 11 1/4"x9 3/4". First edition. 160pp, num colour & other illustrations including many after old paintings, posters, prints etc, bibliography, index; pictorial endpapers. Hardback / hard cover - beige boards, backstrip lettered in gilt. Small tea splashes front board.