Professional Captain by H.E. (Tom) Dollery
Warwickshire and England
PUBLISHER: Stanley Paul & Co
YEAR PRINTED: 1952 1st edition
FORMAT: Hardback with dustcover
CONDITION: Book – Good / Dustcover – Fair. Dustcover has numerous tears and creases, priceclipped and marked to rear. Book itself has lightly bumped spine edns and cover corners, smells slightly of damp, otherwise OK.
DESCRIPTION:
“Tom” Dollery, the architect of Warwickshire’s victory in the County Championship in 1951, was the first professional ever to captain a champion county. In this book for the student of the game he draws on his long experience to discuss tactics and strategy with the knowledge which has made him one of the most highly esteemed captains in the country. His aim is to help the spectator to fuller appreciation on what is happening on the field and to suggest fresh approaches to those who play the game.
He analyses in detail the fields to be set for all kinds of bowling under various conditions. Fielding and batting are similarly discussed... although this not an instrumental manual on the technique of the game... and special problems which arise during the course of a match are examined. Dollery explains, for example, how it is that Trent Bridge is not always the featherbed that it is supposed to be. He points out the limitations of University cricket and discusses amateurism and the professional’s approach to the game. Captaincy and all its problems, particularly those of the professional captain, are analysed and illustrated by many amusing anecdotes and reminiscences. items to wear in the evening that not expensive
Here is a book for all cricket lovers: player, spectator, student and the man who watches over a hedge, will each find enjoyment and wise counsel in this book by one of England’s foremost cricket strategists.
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