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The Hambledon Men, Being a New Edition of John Nyren's 'Young Cricketer's Tutor' Together With a Collection of Other Matter Drawn From Various Sources, All Bearing Upon the Great Batsmen and Bowlers Before Round-arm Came In
This newly revised edition of John Nyren's famous work contains a wealth of information on the history of cricket and its greatest players before the advent of the round-arm technique. Alongside Nyren's own writing, editor E. V. Lucas has included additional material from a variety of sources that sheds further light on the sport's early days. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Hambledon Men, Being a New Edition of John Nyren's 'Young Cricketer's Tutor' Together With a Collection of Other Matter Drawn From Various Sources, All Bearing Upon the Great Batsmen and Bowlers Before Round-arm Came In
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Hambledon Men, Being a New Edition of John Nyren's 'Young Cricketer's Tutor' Together with a Collection of Other Matter Drawn from Various Sources
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Hambledon Men
The Hambledeon Men is an examination of the early figures of significance in the British cricket scene. Edited by E.V. Lucas it contains the works of a number of different authors, most notably John Nyren. Editor Lucas' goal in compiling the texts included in The Hambledon Men was not to create a detailed history of cricket's rise to popularity in England, but rather to highlight the notable individuals that were the game's first stars. This is not a book about facts and specific dates, but rather one about characters and personalities. The editor has compiled works from a number of different authors, and also includes chapters of his own commentary on these works. John Nyren is the most fea...
Sport and the Making of Britain
This lively and stimulating book looks at some of the myths and realities surrounding Britain's legendary enthusiasm for sport; and aims to chronicle how sporting traditions were shaped and how they, in turn, contributed to the shaping of British social conventions and attitudes.
