'Cricket: the golden age' brings together the greatest cricket photography of the last 140 years, with over 300 extraordinary images, many not seen since their original publication. This international collection goes behind the scenes of the game's history, revealing candid off-field memories with starp layers and glimpses of the lives and passions of fans and celebrity supporters.
From Mick Jagger coming back from The Oval bar in the 1970s to children play8ng on World War II bombsites, from the greats of the game to village green idylls, 'Cricket: the golden age' captures the passion, the eccentricity and the sheer joy of cricket throughout history.
Bibliographical note: Although the cover of the book has the added wording 'extraordinary images from 1895 to 1999' this is not carried through to the title page that simply states the title to be as catalogued above.
'Cricket: the golden age' brings together the greatest cricket photography of the last 140 years, with over 300 extraordinary images, many not seen since their original publication. This international collection goes behind the scenes of the game's history, revealing candid off-field memories with starp layers and glimpses of the lives and passions of fans and celebrity supporters.
From Mick Jagger coming back from The Oval bar in the 1970s to children play8ng on World War II bombsites, from the greats of the game to village green idylls, 'Cricket: the golden age' captures the passion, the eccentricity and the sheer joy of cricket throughout history.
Bibliographical note: Although the cover of the book has the added wording 'extraordinary images from 1895 to 1999' this is not carried through to the title page that simply states the title to be as catalogued above.