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Jan 24, 2019 the last of fingletons tour accounts was the greatest test of all, although the narrative was concerned with just one match, the tied first test of the 196061 series between australia and west indies. Body lines and other lines by jack fingleton with an introduction by michael parkinson. John henry webb jack fingleton 19081981, journalist and cricketer, was born on. Masters of cricket from trumper to may fingleton jack. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library.
A history of lancashire v yorkshire cricket matches 2000. We asked five writers to pick the cricket books they love most. Jack fingleton is the author of brightly fades the don 4. A stubborn opening batsman known for his dour defensive approach, he scored five test centuries, representing australia in 18. Jacksons death was all the more poignant as to so many he was the reincarnation of victor trumper. The feat is unique and, rash though it may seem to say, may well remain so. Fingleton achieved no particular distinction on the cricket field while at school, but. Jack fingleton, masters of cricket from trumper to may, 1958, g, ch. As a courageous opening batsman for australia, jack fingleton faced down. We had to wait until 1978 for former australian opening batsman jack fingleton to plug that particular gap in the games literature.
Fingleton, john henry 19081981 people and organisations trove. He was known as the governorgeneral in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamboyant strokeplay, which drew comparisons with his close friend and role model victor trumper, regarded as one of the most elegant batsmen in. Christison rare books items arlott, john cricket on trial. Eamonn fingleton born 19 august 1948 is an irish financial journalist and author who for 27 years covered global finance and economics from a base in tokyo. Farewell to cricket by bradman, sir donald hardback book the. Victor trumper and the shot that changed cricket, the big ship, masters of cricket. In 1958 a book of pen portraits appeared from fingleton. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Shivaguru has 173 books on goodreads, and recently added masters of cricket. John henry webb jack fingleton 19081981, journalist and cricketer, was born on 28 april 1908 at waverley, sydney, third of six children of melbourneborn james fingleton, tram conductor, and his wife. Fingleton then risked being fired by removing cricket articles written by the famed.
Jack fingleton was the first man to score four hundreds in four test innings. In masters of cricket, from trumper to may, celebrated australian cricketer and journalist jack fingleton assesses some of the great players from the early days of international cricket including victor trumper, sir jack hobbs, warren bardsley and many more. Fingleton, jack masters of cricket from trumper to may. Charles george charlie macartney 27 june 1886 9 september 1958 was an australian cricketer who played in 35 test matches between 1907 and 1926. Books by jack fingleton author of brightly fades the don. John henry webb fingleton obe 28 april 1908 22 november 1981 was an australian. A friend of menzies, fingleton persuaded him to initiate the annual prime ministers cricket match in canberra.
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