A Selection of Pre-War Tour Cricket Books
 The Trailblazers |
THE TRAIL BLAZERS – THE FIRST ENGLISH CRICKET TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 1861-62 by David Frith
South Australia v. New South Wales,, 15-19 December 1900. Signed, numbered edition of 100 copies.
$40 |
 Horan’s Diary |
HORAN’S DIARY: THE AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM 1877-79 (ed) Frank Tyson
(Descriptions and full match scores of every one of the 78 games. Hard-back limited edition of 320 copies)
$125 |
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THE THIRD AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND 1882: A COMPLETE RECORD OF ALL THE MATCHES WITH PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF EACH MEMBER (1989 reprint of a vary scarce publication. This tour established Test cricket between England and Australia)
$60 |
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THE AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND: A COMPLETE RECORD OF THE CRICKET TOUR OF 1884
(Facsimile reprint, published in 1984 in an edition limited to one hundred and fifty numbered copies)
$100 |
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THE 1899 AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLANDPeter Sharpham (Full length retrospective account, published in 1997. Includes full scores of all the matches)
$45 |
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HOW WE RECOVERED THE ASHES (1903-04) P.F. Warner (First edition. A valuable, substantial account of the tour)
$225 |
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GILLIGAN’S MEN: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE M.C.C. TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 1924-25 M.A. Noble
(First edition. The first of three tour books by an ex-Australian Test captain)
$80 |
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THE FIGHT FOR THE ASHES 1926
P.F. Warner(Excellent detailed account including accounts and full scores of almost all the matches)
$100 |
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THE FIGHT FOR THE ASHES 1928-29 M.A. Noble (Another ‘genuine’ tour book, covering all the matches)
$125 |
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THE TESTS OF 1930 P.G.H. Fender(Generally considered the finest author of tour books. Provides outstanding descriptions and analyses of Test matches)
$150 |
| THE FIGHT FOR THE ASHES 1932-33 Jack Hobbs(A complete account of all the matches, including those in New Zealand and Ceylon) $100 |
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1937 AUSTRALIAN TEST TOUR Bruce Harris (The only detailed account of the tour, with accounts of all the matches)
$100 |