Cricket's secret history

Hammond, Walter. Cricket's Secret History. First Edition. London / New York / Melbourne / Sydney / Cape Town, Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 1952. 21.8cm x 14.1cm. 191 pages. With 13 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. Includes for example the following chapters: Changing cricket / Conferences behind the scenes / Secret history of modern bowling / Lucky chances change bowling history / Brrackers take Hutton's wicket in a Test / Secret cricket debates on faster scoring / Confidence in batting / Famous players damaged by hits / Modern tendencies in batting / Thirteen picnickers in a Test match / South African fielding variations / Tests lost through dropped catches, etc.