Far from Lord's

Far from Lord’s follows England’s demanding overseas tours between 1953 and 1969, a period when cricketers – and the writers who shadowed them – spent months at a time far from home.

From Richard Knott, author of the acclaimed All-India and Down Under: Peace, Partition and the Game of Cricket, this immersive book:

• Features 17 years of England tours, showing how Test cricket evolved while placing the tours in their political context • Introduces us to a host of cricketing legends – Hutton, May, Cowdrey, Dexter – and the correspondents who captured both the cricket and the cultures they encountered, such as Alan Ross, Ian Peebles and Jim Swanton • Examines the relationship between touring cricketers and the journalists who travelled alongside them • Highlights the correspondents themselves – their lives beyond cricket, their character and their experiences on tour • Charts major developments in the game, including the end of the amateur–professional divide, slowing over rates and changing scoring patterns • Balances the wider realities of touring – travel, relationships, pressures – with a close focus on key moments on the field of play • Evokes the distinctive atmosphere of each country, capturing landscapes, cities and the nuances of travel

A rich blend of sport history and cultural insight, this book is a must-read for cricket enthusiasts and anyone interested in the 1950s and 1960s.

© 2026 Pitch Publishing (E-Book): 9781836805007

Erscheinungsdatum

E-Book: 26. Oktober 2026