by Edward Giles (April 2007) hardback
234x156 mm
352 pages
ISBN 978-1-905328-25-3
£18.99
CHAPTERS:
1 The Lost Title of 1874
2 An Amateur About-Face
3 The Turning Point
4 Keeping it in the Family
5 Expulsion from First-Class
6 The Demon Spofforth
7 Seasons in Exile
8 Death of a Record-Breaker
9 Bestwick’s All-10 Comeback
10 Chesterfield Run Feast
11 From Glory to Gloom
12 Talent from the Nursery
13 Cricketing Footballers
14 Townsend and Worthington
15 The Rise of Denis Smith
16 Copson and Mitchell
17 The Pope Brothers
18 Third in 1934
19 Second in 1935
20 Champions in 1936
21 Final Steps to the Title
22 Undermined by Unrest
23 The Other Honours
Appendix 1. Final Averages for 1874 and 1936
Appendix 2. Scorecards from 1874
Appendix 3. Scorecards from 1936
Appendix 4. Miscellaneaous Scorecards
Index