The Cricket Captains of England, 1877-1979

A fresh edition of one of the classics of English cricket history, written by one of the game's most talented and distinctive writers. With a mixture of detail and delight, shrewd assessment and personal appreciation, Alan Gibson tells the fascinating story of the men who have led England in its first 100 years of Test cricket: from James Lillywhite, promoter and manager as well as captain, to Mike Brearley who 'illumined the art of captaincy'. As well as reproducing the original text, this new edition contains 16 freshly chosen pages of pictures and a 14-page appendix of notes and biographical details of all the captains.