Cricket and community in England : 1800 to the present day / Peter Davies with Robert Light.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Peter, 1966- author.

Light, Rob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cricket--Social aspects--England--History.

Cricket.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.

Summary:

'Cricket and Community in England' is an enquiry into the social history of the summer game, written by two specialist cricket historians and based on extensive primary research. It traces the history of the sport at grassroots level from its origins right up to the present day. The six chapters look at such issues as early cricket, the origins of clubs, competition, the two world wars, multiculturalism and cricket in the twenty-first century.

Contents:

Cricket and community in England

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Early sport and cricket

2. Origins of clubs

3. Organised competition

4. The two world wars

5. Decline and renewal

6. Grassroots cricket in the twenty-first century

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 27, 2026).

ISBN:

9781784991692

1784991694

9781784991685

1784991686

OCLC:

962069831