Edging towards darkness : the story of the last timeless test /

Cricket matches didn't always top out at five days, regardless of a result or not - they used to be `timeless', with play continuing until one team won, no matter how many days that took. The last of these - which took place in Durban in 1939, in a series pitched against the backdrop of im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lazenby, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Temas:
Cricket > Tournaments.
Cricket > Tournois.
History of sport.
Cricket.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Cricket > Tournaments
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-Title
  • Dedication
  • Title
  • Contents
  • Introduction: When Time Ran Out
  • One Raking Over the Ashes
  • Two The Rise of the Springboks
  • Three The Call of Africa
  • Four A Threepenny Opera
  • Five The Cut-Price Test
  • Six The Long Reply
  • Seven On Borrowed Time
  • Eight The Wrong End of a Telescope
  • Epilogue: The Timeless Men
  • Timeless Test Scoreboard
  • The Records
  • MCC in South Africa 1938-39
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index
  • Plates
  • Copyright.

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