Wisden on Yorkshire: An Anthology

Yorkshire County Cricket Club is by far the most successful county cricket club in history. Since the County Championship was constituted in 1890, Yorkshire has, in addition to one shared Championship, won it outright on 30 occasions and Yorkshire cricket supporters take great pride in the county's cricketing history. As well as the club's successes, there have been 42 Yorkshire players chosen as Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Many have been world-class cricketers such as Wilfred Rhodes, Len Hutton, Fred Trueman and Geoffrey Boycott, with distinguished England careers. Many thousands of Wisden pages have been filled with Yorkshire cricket, Yorkshire cricketers and Tests in Yorkshire. Wisden on Yorkshire is a fascinating journey mixing great matches, personalities, feats, controversies and unusual occurrences. Presenting the best Yorkshire info from the Almanack archives, Wisden on Yorkshire includes: Focus on the iconic Yorkshire players, such as Truman and Boycott Cricketers of the Year and Obituaries The County's history, highlighting significant years and extracts from reviews of those years Fascinating stories of both the highs and lows in the club's history colour plate section containing superb classic images Detailed records, match reports and scorecards

Table of Contents:
CHAPTER ONE: THE GREATEST OF THE GREAT Len Hutton by Neville Cardus, 1956; John Woodcock, 1991 Hedley Verity by R C Robertson-Glasgow, 1944 Fred Trueman by W E Bowes, 1970; Michael Parkinson, 2007 Ray Illingworth by Trevor Bailey, 1973 Geoffrey Boycott by Terry Brindle, 1978; Derek Hodgson, 1988 George Hirst, 1955 Wilfred Rhodes by Neville Cardus, 1974 Herbert Sutcliffe by J M Kilburn, 1979 Sir S F Jackson by Herbert Preston, 1948 CHAPTER TWO: WE DON'T PLAY IT FOR FUN Lord Hawke: Fifty Years of Yorkshire, 1952 J M Kilburn: No Other County can Match this Tale of Success, 1955 John Bapty: The Top County, 1969 Philip Bailey: County of the Century, 2000 Roy Hattersley: To be disliked again, 2002 CHAPTER THREE: FOLLOW THE LEADER Brian Close by W E Bowes, 1964 Brian Sellers, 1940 Vic Wilson by W E Bowes , 1961 Michael Vaughan by David Hopps, 2002 Phil Carrick, Graeme Wright, 2001 Darren Gough by Matthew Engel, 1999 CHAPTER FOUR: THE HISTORY BOYS Robert Peel, 1942 Louis Hall, 1890 Major William Booth, 1914; 1917 Alonzo Drake, 1920 Lord Hawke, 1939 J T Brown, 1895 Tom Emmett, 1905 Edward Wainwright, 1894 Schofield Haigh, 1901 John Tunnicliffe, 1901 George Ulyett, 1899 Ted Peate, 1891 CHAPTER FIVE: BIG HEARTS OF THE BROAD ACRES Chris Old by Terry Brindle, 1979 Martyn Moxon by Michael Henderson, 1993 Willie Watson by W E Bowes, 1954 J H Wardle, 1954 Roy Kilner, 1929 Arthur Wood by E Eden, 1974 Jimmy Binks by W E Bowes, 1969 Tony Nicholson, 1986 Bob Appleyard by W E Bowes, 1952 Bill Bowes by R L Arrowsmith, 1988 CHAPTER SIX: GOD'S OWN COUNTRY Keith Farnsworth: Farewell Bramall Lane, 1974 J M Kilburn: Over 100 Years of Scarborough Festival, 1977 CHAPTER SEVEN: CHARACTER AND CLASS Percy Holmes by Neville Cardus, 1972 Emmott Robinson by Neville Cardus, 1970 David Bairstow, 1998 Maurice Leyland by R C Robertson Glasgow, 1943 Darren Lehmann by David Warner, 2001 Phil Sharpe by W E Bowes, 1963 Matthew Hoggard by David Hopps, 2006 Dickie Bird by Tony Lewis, 1997 CHAPTER EIGHT: TROUBLE AND STRIFE . . . AND MESS AND MUDDLE Yorkshire v Middlesex, Sheffield 1924 Professional Captains: C Stewart Caine, 1928 The Wardle Case, 1959 Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 1967 War: What is it Good For? Part One: by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1977 Boycott and Hampshire and the flames of speculation by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1978 An uneasy inheritance by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1980 What Fresh Hell is This? by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1981 Facing Hard Facts by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1982 Famine and feast by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1983 Exit, Boycott by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1986 War: What is it Good For? Part Two: Back to the trenches by John Callaghan: Yorkshire in 1989 The Hutton Gates by David Warner: Yorkshire in 2001 A voice from Parliament by David Warner: Yorkshire in 200 Hampshire v Yorkshire, Southampton, 2005 Adams says Yes - and then No by David Warner: Yorkshire in 2006 The Azeem Rafiq affair by David Warner: Yorkshire in 2008 Hoggy's Sad Farewell, by David Warner: Yorkshire in 2009 CHAPTER NINE: DAYS IN THE SUN 1882: v Kent, Bramall Lane 1884: v Australia, Bradford 1888: v Nottinghamshire, Bramall Lane 1889: v Lancashire, Huddersfield 1890: v Staffordshire, Bramall Lane 1893: v Lancashire, Old Trafford 1894: v Sussex, Dewsbury V Somerset, Huddersfield 1896 v Warwickshire, Edgbaston 1897 v Derbyshire, Bradford 1898 v Hampshire, Southampton v Derbyshire, Chesterfield 1899 v Essex, Leyton v Surrey, The Oval 1900 v Worcestershire, Bradford 1901 v Essex, Letyon v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge 1902 v Australia, Headingley 1905 v Leicestershire, Leicester 1910 v Lancashire, Headingley 1914 v Somerset, Weston-super-mare 1925 v Middlesex, Lord's v Sussex, Bradord 1930 v Australia, Bramall Lane 1931 v Warwickshire, Headingley v Glamorgan, Swansea 1932 v Lancashire, Bradford v Essex, Leyton v Nottinghamshire, Headingley 1936 v Kent, Bramall Lane 1948 v Lancashire, Old Trafford 1949 v Lancashire, Old Trafford v MCC, Scarborough 1951 v Surrey, The Oval v MCC, Scarborough 1952 v Lancashire, Old Trafford 1954 v Sussex, Hull v Leicestershire, Huddersfield 1957 v Worcestershire, Worcester 1959 v Sussex, Hove 1960 v Surrey, The Oval v Hampshire, Portsmouth v Lancashire, Old Trafford 1961 v Worcestershire, Worcester 1965 v Hampshire, Middlesbrough v Surrey, Lord's 1966 v Hampshire, Middlesbrough 1967 v Cambridge, Castleford 1969 v Derbyshire, Lord's 1971 v Lancashire, Old Trafford 1973 v Durham, Harrogate 1976: v Middlesex, Bradford 1982: v Warwickshire, Edgbaston 1987 v Northamptonshire, Lord's 2001 v Lancashire, Headingley v Glamorgan, Scarborough v Nottinghamshire, Scarborough 2002 v Somerset, Lord's 2005 v Leicestershire, Leicester 2006 v Durham, Headingley 2009 v Somerset, Taunton

About the Author :
Duncan Hamilton is the author of the 2007 William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Provided You Don't Kiss Me and recently edited the 2008 Wisden book of the year, Sweet Summers: The classic writing of JM Kilburn. He's from Yorkshire.

Review :
"Talking to Duncan Hamilton about writing & cricket is a pleasing way to pass an hour. His life story trips off the tongue, doubtless honed over the years but related in good humour and in a quiet, matter-of-fact way that belies what he's already achieved in a relatively short time writing sports books." "Yorkshire County Cricket Club is one of the most successful clubs in county history, and this book presents the best information from the Almanack archives, including: the county's history, the 20 greatest Yorkshire matches, iconic players, the 20 greatest international matches played in Yorkshire, such as Botham's 1981 'miracle', and much more." "This season, in celebration of the county's rich cricketing culture, legendary publishers Wisden have released a Yorkshire anthology documenting the history and heritage the game enjoys here." "Talking to Duncan Hamilton about writing & cricket is a pleasing way to pass an hour. His life story trips off the tongue, doubtless honed over the years but related in good humour and in a quiet, matter-of-fact way that belies what he's already achieved in a relatively short time writing sports books." "This is a tremendous read"