GENTLEMEN & PLAYERS
The inaugural Gentlemen v. Players first-class cricket match was played in 1806, subsequently becoming an annual fixture at Lord's between teams consisting of amateurs (the Gentlemen) and professionals (the Players). The key difference between the amateur and the professional, however, was much more than the obvious one of remuneration and went to the very heart of English class structure. The great Yorkshire player, Len Hutton, for example, was told he would have to go amateur if he wanted to captain England. Gentlemen and Players focuses on the final ten years of amateurism, starting with Charles Williams' own presence in the (amateur) Oxbr…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7538-2927-1
- EAN: 9780753829271
- Produktnummer: 16447525
- Verlag: Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.7 cm 200 g
- Gewicht: 200
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Charles Williams, Lord Williams of Elvel, former industrialist and banker and now a Labour peer, was appointed to a life peerage in 1985. He served on the Opposition front bench from 1986 onwards and was elected Opposition Deputy Leader in 1989. He is one of Britain's most distinguished biographers.
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