{"product_id":"great-cricketers-i-watched-in-wartime-and-its-aftermath-9781843966234","title":"Great Cricketers I Watched in Wartime and its Aftermath","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Derek Torrington\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Alderley Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Alderley Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cricket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreat Cricketers I Watched in Wartime\u003c\/em\u003e presents nostalgia and social history from 1944 to 1948, at a time in England when all cricketers were either amateurs or professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor cricket watchers there were three touring teams. First was India in 1946, a year before gaining independence from 300 years of British rule; then South Africa in 1947, a year before the policy of apartheid became law; and finally Australia came in 1948, to give England a thrashing on the cricket field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCricket nuts will be absorbed, keeping \u003cem\u003eWisden\u003c\/em\u003e always handy. Those sad souls who don't like the game may be intrigued by the narrative and the personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451453853847,"sku":"9781843966234","price":534.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781843966234.webp?v=1769137108","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/great-cricketers-i-watched-in-wartime-and-its-aftermath-9781843966234","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}