A Long Half Hour
Six Cricketers Remembered
Published on 1. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-9560702-6-5 (ISBN)
Description
Stephen Chalke recalls six cricketers of the 1950s whom he knew in later life: Arthur Milton, Geoff Edrich, Bomber Wells, Dickie Dodds, Ken Biddulph and Eric Hill. All have now died, but their voices live on in the essays in this book.
Stephen Chalke recalls six cricketers of the 1950s whom he knew in later life: Arthur Milton, Geoff Edrich, Bomber Wells, Dickie Dodds, Ken Biddulph and Eric Hill. All have now died, but their voices live on in the essays in this book.
Stephen Chalke recalls six cricketers of the 1950s whom he knew in later life: Arthur Milton, Geoff Edrich, Bomber Wells, Dickie Dodds, Ken Biddulph and Eric Hill. All have now died, but their voices live on in the essays in this book.
Reviews / Votes
"A masterpiece, a must read for any fan. Stephen Chalke writes so well. He is, I'll be bold to say, the most under-appreciated writer in the game. What he really excels at is capturing the essence of people. Read 'A Long Half Hour' and you will feel as though you've just spent a pleasurable hour in the pub with the men he is writing about." - Andy Bull, The Guardian. "A superb and moving group of conversations. My favourite cricket book." - Peter Walker, The Cricketer."A masterpiece, a must read for any fan. Stephen Chalke writes so well. He is, I'll be bold to say, the most under-appreciated writer in the game. What he really excels at is capturing the essence of people. Read 'A Long Half Hour' and you will feel as though you've just spent a pleasurable hour in the pub with the men he is writing about." - Andy Bull, The Guardian. "A superb and moving group of conversations. My favourite cricket book." - Peter Walker, The Cricketer.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bath
United Kingdom
Illustrations
6 black-&-white photos
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-9560702-6-5 (9780956070265)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Stephen Chalke has been exploring cricket's past since the mid-1990s, mostly as an oral historian, interviewing former players and administrators. His first book, `Runs in the Memory', a portrait of county cricket in the 1950s, was Frank Keating's Sports Book of the Year in the Guardian, and he has followed this with several award-winning titles. `At the Heart of English Cricket' - based on the life and memories of the former administrator Geoffrey Howard - was The Cricket Society Book of the Year while his collaborations with Bob Appleyard (`No Coward Soul') and Tom Cartwright (`The Flame Still Burns') were both the Wisden Book of the Year. For ten years he was a regular contributor to the Wisden Cricketer magazine, and he has also written for The Times and the Independent. A collection of his articles, `The Way It Was', won the National Sporting Club's Cricket Book of the Year award, and his history of the county championship, `Summer's Crown', a book sponsored by the England and Wales Cricket Board, was the Cricket Writers' Club's Book of the Year.
Stephen Chalke has been exploring cricket's past since the mid-1990s, mostly as an oral historian, interviewing former players and administrators. His first book, `Runs in the Memory', a portrait of county cricket in the 1950s, was Frank Keating's Sports Book of the Year in the Guardian, and he has followed this with several award-winning titles. `At the Heart of English Cricket' - based on the life and memories of the former administrator Geoffrey Howard - was The Cricket Society Book of the Year while his collaborations with Bob Appleyard (`No Coward Soul') and Tom Cartwright (`The Flame Still Burns') were both the Wisden Book of the Year. For ten years he was a regular contributor to the Wisden Cricketer magazine, and he has also written for The Times and the Independent. A collection of his articles, `The Way It Was', won the National Sporting Club's Cricket Book of the Year award, and his history of the county championship, `Summer's Crown', a book sponsored by the England and Wales Cricket Board, was the Cricket Writers' Club's Book of the Year.
Stephen Chalke has been exploring cricket's past since the mid-1990s, mostly as an oral historian, interviewing former players and administrators. His first book, `Runs in the Memory', a portrait of county cricket in the 1950s, was Frank Keating's Sports Book of the Year in the Guardian, and he has followed this with several award-winning titles. `At the Heart of English Cricket' - based on the life and memories of the former administrator Geoffrey Howard - was The Cricket Society Book of the Year while his collaborations with Bob Appleyard (`No Coward Soul') and Tom Cartwright (`The Flame Still Burns') were both the Wisden Book of the Year. For ten years he was a regular contributor to the Wisden Cricketer magazine, and he has also written for The Times and the Independent. A collection of his articles, `The Way It Was', won the National Sporting Club's Cricket Book of the Year award, and his history of the county championship, `Summer's Crown', a book sponsored by the England and Wales Cricket Board, was the Cricket Writers' Club's Book of the Year.