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From Sammy to Jimmy: the official history of Somerset County Cricket Club
In June 1991, Somerset County Cricket Club celebrates a hundred years of first-class cricket, and this official history by the county's long-serving batsman and former captain is published to mark the centenary.
The first recorded Somerset game was played in 1751, since which time the county has produced such cricketing talents as Sammy Woods, Harold Gimblett and, in more modern times, Viv Richards, Martin Crowe and Ian Botham.
In the early days, Somerset cricket was in a sorry plight, suffering from a lack of support, insufficient funds and poor results, and its fortunes rose and fell continually. This book charts the progress from the days of hardship to the triumphs of the last 15 years.
The author, in addition to playing for Cambridge University and Somerset, during the winter writes on the game for "The Sunday Times" and "The Sydney Morning Herald".
The first recorded Somerset game was played in 1751, since which time the county has produced such cricketing talents as Sammy Woods, Harold Gimblett and, in more modern times, Viv Richards, Martin Crowe and Ian Botham.
In the early days, Somerset cricket was in a sorry plight, suffering from a lack of support, insufficient funds and poor results, and its fortunes rose and fell continually. This book charts the progress from the days of hardship to the triumphs of the last 15 years.
The author, in addition to playing for Cambridge University and Somerset, during the winter writes on the game for "The Sunday Times" and "The Sydney Morning Herald".
352 pages, Hardcover
First published May 23, 1991
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About the author
Peter Roebuck
15 books3 followersPeter Michael Roebuck was born in Oxford and attended Millfield School in Glastonbury where his mother was a maths teacher and his father an economics teacher. He later went on to Cambridge University, where he won his cricket blue.
His cricketing ability was quickly recognised and he made his debut for Somerset Second Eleven at the age of 13. He made his first team debut in 1974 and went on to make over 17,000 runs, including 33 centuries, until he retired in 1991. He also captained an England XI in Holland and was one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1988.
He entered journalism and wrote his first cricket books while still playing the game. In the English winters he went to Australia where he played Grade cridcket for Waverley and taught at Cranbrook School in Sydney.
He is now a full-time writer and commentator while spending his time between Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and Sydney.
His cricketing ability was quickly recognised and he made his debut for Somerset Second Eleven at the age of 13. He made his first team debut in 1974 and went on to make over 17,000 runs, including 33 centuries, until he retired in 1991. He also captained an England XI in Holland and was one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1988.
He entered journalism and wrote his first cricket books while still playing the game. In the English winters he went to Australia where he played Grade cridcket for Waverley and taught at Cranbrook School in Sydney.
He is now a full-time writer and commentator while spending his time between Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and Sydney.
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