‘Stories of skill, patience, grit and swashbuckling verve retold in an urgent, compelling style. You are there on the terraces, in the game.’ - Times Educational Supplement
Kindle Edition | Endeavour Press (28 Dec. 2016)
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That Eternal Summer
Ralph Barker has unearthed twelve untold or little-known but unforgettable stories of men whose names may be unfamiliar but without whose selfless tenacity Britain would not have survived.
Read MorePurple Patches
Essays on 11 cricketers, each of whom enjoyed a 'purple patch' during his career.
The subjects include Arthur Booth, the 'forgotten' Yorkshire bowling star; Bill Alley, Bill Ponsford, Micky Stewart, and Jim Laker.
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