FITZGERALD, (R.A.).

WICKETS IN THE WEST; OR, THE TWELVE IN AMERICA.
London, 1873.
8vo. ix+336pp. Frontispiece and 1 portrait plate. Original pictorial cloth, covers slightly soiled. Expertly rebacked, with original spine preserved.
An account of the tour by R.A. Fitzgerald's team to Canada and USA in 1872. This was only the fifth major cricket tour by an England team. The author, then Secretary of MCC was invited to organise the tour, and his side included W.G. Grace, Lord Harris, A.N. Hornby, A. Lubbock and A. Appleby. According to H.S. Altham this is 'one of the most amusing cricket books ever written.' Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'One of the most readable books.' Padwick, 4895.
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