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Cricket for South Africa – Classic 1962 South African cricket title by Test captain Jackie McGlew. A desirable first edition in original dust jacket, ideal for collectors of cricket history and South African sporting books.
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Jackie McGlew’s Cricket for South Africa is one of the classic early South African cricket titles, written by one of the country’s finest opening batsmen and former Test captains. Published in Cape Town by Howard Timmins in 1962, the book provides a lively and personal account of South African cricket during one of its most important eras.
McGlew draws on his own experiences to discuss players, tours, memorable matches and the growth of cricket in South Africa during the 1950s and early 1960s. The result is Cricket for South Africa –Â an engaging and highly collectible sporting title which will appeal to collectors of cricket books, South African sporting history and Test cricket memorabilia.
Condition – Good
The book is in heavily worn but complete dust jacket. The jacket shows significant edge wear, creasing, rubbing and several tears. Original green cloth boards with black lettering to the spine remain very good and clean. Prior ownership inscription in ink on the inner cover. Foxing present to the prelims and page edges, but the book remains sound and attractive overall.
