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WISDEN, John (1826-1884). Cricketers' Almanack for 1871 [and: 1873]. London: John Wisden, 1871 and 1873.
Eighth and tenth editions, without wrappers. The 1871 edition records Gloucestershire's 'brief but brilliant season in 1870, winning every match the Eleven played. There was no county club then in existence, the matches being arranged by, and played under ... W.G. Grace.' The section on Kent cricket ends on p.113 with a tribute to Fuller Pilch,'Died at Canterbury, May 1st 1870 ... Aged 67 years. He played for Kent from 1836 to 1854. Pilch was the greatest batsman of his time, and the finest forward player known.' The death of 'poor George Summers,' following a blow on the head from a short delivery at Lord's, is also noted. The 1873 edition is the first to be over 200 pages in length. A detailed account of 'The Visit of the England Twelve to Canada and America' is included, W.G. Grace dominating so much with the bat that he scores 540 runs in 11 innings (see pp. 91-100).
2 volumes, octavo (155 x 98mm; 150 x 98mm). 152; 208pp. (Title to 1871 slightly spotted, final leaf attached to rear endpaper with loss of a few letters on verso, p.151 soiled a upper corner; 1873 with quires A-B detached from block, a few headlines and outer margins close shaved, but a clean unmarked copy). 1871: later cloth, spine gilt lettered. 1873: disbound.
Eighth and tenth editions, without wrappers. The 1871 edition records Gloucestershire's 'brief but brilliant season in 1870, winning every match the Eleven played. There was no county club then in existence, the matches being arranged by, and played under ... W.G. Grace.' The section on Kent cricket ends on p.113 with a tribute to Fuller Pilch,'Died at Canterbury, May 1st 1870 ... Aged 67 years. He played for Kent from 1836 to 1854. Pilch was the greatest batsman of his time, and the finest forward player known.' The death of 'poor George Summers,' following a blow on the head from a short delivery at Lord's, is also noted. The 1873 edition is the first to be over 200 pages in length. A detailed account of 'The Visit of the England Twelve to Canada and America' is included, W.G. Grace dominating so much with the bat that he scores 540 runs in 11 innings (see pp. 91-100).
2 volumes, octavo (155 x 98mm; 150 x 98mm). 152; 208pp. (Title to 1871 slightly spotted, final leaf attached to rear endpaper with loss of a few letters on verso, p.151 soiled a upper corner; 1873 with quires A-B detached from block, a few headlines and outer margins close shaved, but a clean unmarked copy). 1871: later cloth, spine gilt lettered. 1873: disbound.
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