Cricket - Hardcover

About The Book : This vintage book is a detailed treatise on the game of cricket, with historical information and complete instructions for bowling, batting, and fielding. "Cricket" constitutes a timeless resource for anyone with an interest in learning cricket. It is highly commended for the novice and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of vintage sporting literature. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of cricket. First published in 1891. About The Author : William Gilbert Grace (1848–1915) was an English amateur cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest players. He played first class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, during which he captained England, Gloucestershire, the Gentlemen, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the United South of England Eleven (USEE), and several other teams. Grace was notoriously unscholarly.His first schooling was with a Miss Trotman in downend village and then with a Mr Curtis of Winterbourne. Grace never went to university because his father wanted him to pursue a medical career. But Grace was approached by both Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club. Grace himself had much to say about how to play cricket in his two books Cricket (1891) and Reminiscences (1899), both of which were ghost-written. His fundamental opinion was that cricketers are "not born" but must be nurtured to develop their skills through coaching and practice; in his own case, he had achieved his skill through constant practice as a boy at home under the tutelage of his uncle Alfred Pocock.