Real International Cricket: A History in One Hundred Scorecards

by Roy Morgan

Overview

Real International Cricket charts cricket's global evolution across the last 175 years. Author Roy Morgan selects 100 different scorecards from matches involving non-Test-playing nations, played between 1840 and the modern day. From early adopters Canada and USA, to top associates Ireland and Afghanistan; from countries where cricket's the national sport, such as Fiji and Papua New Guinea, to outposts like Saint Helena and New Caledonia, or Hungary and Romania, where cricket is in its infancy. Each scorecard is accompanied by a match report, setting each match in an historical context. Tracing changes in the atmosphere, the size of the crowds, the style of hospitality, methods of transport, the roles of expats and local players, how the standards have risen or fallen over time, and the increasing importance of women's internationals. From the early years, through the Golden Age, the decline prior to, and revival after World War II, to the present-day struggle to maintain multi-innings cricket against the excitement of one-day internationals and Twenty20. This is a tribute to the game's pioneers, enthusiasts, and eccentrics and shows how cricket has developed as a global sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785312366
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing
Publication date:	06/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Roy Morgan has been following international cricket outside the Test-match arena since he lived and worked in Malaysia in the early 1970s. His books include the Encyclopaedia of World Cricket and The ICC Intercontinental Cup. He has also edited and written several books in his professional field of soil erosion and conservation. He is an Emeritus Professor of Cranfield University, from where he retired in 2004.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Abbreviations 8

Scorecards as snapshots in history 9

The early years to 1890 12

The Golden Age 1890-1914 36

Consolidation versus decline 1915-1939 64

The shoots of recovery 1941-1959 88

Touring attractions 1960-1979 110

Globalisation 1980-1999 136

The struggle for multi-innings cricket 168

One-day wonders 190

The short game 230

Retrospect and prospect 262

Appendix 270

Sources 273

Index of matches 275