BETTESWORTH, (W.A.).

THE WALKERS OF SOUTHGATE. A FAMOUS BROTHERHOOD OF CRICKETERS. EDITED BY E.T. SACHS. WITH THE REMINISCENCES OF LORD HARRIS, MR. C.E. GREEN...SIR KENELM DIGBY, MR. C.I. THORNTON...MR. A.J. WEBBE, MR. SYDNEY PARDON...ROBERT THOMS.
London, 1900.
8vo. 439pp. 17 plates. Original pictorial cloth, covers soiled and worn.
WITH A SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM V.E. WALKER TO W.A. BETTESWORTH REGARDING THIS BOOK laid down on the front endpaper. Written on Walker's notepaper, headed Arnos Grove, Southgate. V.E. Walker (1837-1906) played for Middlesex between 1859 and 1877. He is one of the Walker brothers in this book. A biography of the Walker cricket family who were instrumental in the founding of Middlesex County Cricket Club. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'Comprehensive biographies of all members of the famous family, with much information on Harrow and Middlesex cricket.' Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'One of the corner stones...of a cricket book collection.' Wynne-Thomas: F.S. Ashley-Cooper, 2003: 'As Ashley-Cooper makes a larger contribution to the book than virtually all those mentioned, it seems a trifle odd that he does not appear on the title page.' Padwick, 8187.
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