"Signed softcover book reads "Best Wishes Tom Kelly" on immediate title page.
This little gem of local sporting history is sought-after and a bit difficult to get hold of.
The contents include An appraisal of local cricket, reminisces and
anecdotes and chapters on each of the following: Mudeford Cricket
Club; Culmore and De Zoete Cups; Highcliffe Cricket Club; Club and County; Bransgore Cricket Club; West Hants Water CO.Cricket Club; Somerford Clubs; Christchurch Cricket Club;
The Hurn Clubs; Christchurch Sporting Club. As well as authoritative
text, there is a good selection of photographs and diagrams to
compliment this, and for anyone interrested in the local history
aspect, the pages are interspersed with contemporary ads of local firms
etc. I see no date (there is no apparent publishing/printing
info) but I am guessing early 1980s.
It would seem this book is self-published. It is unpaginated, though
probably between 160 to 200 pages. The binding is a little skew-wiff,
very very minor, but wise to let you know. The card covers/wraps are a
little larger than the textblock, so this has taken a little curling
and soft creasing to edges. Overall condition with stated is VERY GOOD."
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are will established, however there is fee structure which has the
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or final value fees
Ebid has been running for years now, though most consumers are so ebay
or Amazon minded that the site is overlooked. To the right person
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The
Cricket Clubs of Christchurch A History by Tom Kelly