A fascinating account of how two BBC broadcasters battled for the soul of English cricket during a time of great social change
David Kynaston was born in Aldershot in 1951. He has written nineteen books, including The City of London, a widely acclaimed four-volume history, and WG's Birthday Party, an account of the Gentleman v. Players match at Lord's in July 1898. He is the author of Austerity Britain, 1945–51, Family Britain, 1951–57 and Modernity Britain, 1957-1959. He is currently a visiting professor at Kingston University. Stephen Fay is an author and journalist who has written extensively on finance, the theatre and cricket (including a book on the legendary England batsman Tom Graveney). His wrote for the Sunday Times for twenty years and is a former editor of Wisden Cricket Monthly.
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