The Cricketers of 1945: Rising from the Ashes of World War Two

by Christopher Sandford

The Cricketers of 1945 is the compelling, poignant, and above all human, story of the reawakening of English cricket in the immediate aftermath of the world's most destructive war.

The book brings to life the summer's Victory Tests, played on home soil between England and Australia, as well as the personal stories of the players and their families, plus those of some of the hundreds of thousands of spectators who flocked to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1801507570
• ISBN13: 9781801507578
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages