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Lord Hawke
A Cricketing Legend
- Author:
- By James Coldham
- Format:
- Paperback
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- Published: 21st Feb 2003
- ISBN: 1860648231
- Pages: 220
- Size: 198mm x 126mm
From Word of Sport:
The embodiment of Yorkshire cricket, Hawke, together with W.G.Grace and Lord Harris, was one of the founding fathers of the modern game. This meticulously researched biography recounts the life of Lord Hawke and sheds new light on the early days of cricket.
From the Publisher:
Drawing on an extensive range of contemporary sources, this book provides an account of the controversial, outspoken and highly successful aristocrat, Lord Hawke. During a long and colourful career, Hawke captained Cambridge University, Yorkshire (despite being born in Lincolnshire) and England - his record for his country being unequalled. Coldham aims to dispel the mistaken belief - perhaps arising from Hawke's exclamation, Pray God, no professional shall ever captain England! - that Hawke had no time for the professional cricketer. The author sets out to reveal the true character behind Hawke's awesome persona and shows him as a man who put cricket (and especially Yorkshire) first.
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