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Lionel Robinson and the Australian Imperial Forces The Rebirth of International Cricket after the War

Stephen Musk

Published by Red Rose Books, 2023

Original pictorial hard cloth.

(iv) + 52 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition of 20 copies, signed by the author.

After the Great War, there was a demand for international cricket to be resumed as quickly as possible in the summer of 1919. A fully representative Ashes series proved impossible to organise - instead, a squad of Australian servicemen who were then based in England was put together, known as the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) side. This squad made a full-length tour of England, playing 28 first class matches in front of large crowds. Their first fixture was against a team raised by Lionel Robinson, which was played at his estate deep in the Norfolk countryside. This book describes the genesis of this, the first international first-class match after the War. It gives a full report of the play, which ended tantalizingly when the AIF, who needed just nine runs to win with two wickets remaining, had to leave to catch a train. The subsequent fortunes of the Australians are also briefly considered.

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Lionel Robinson and the Australian Imperial Forces The Rebirth of International Cricket after the War

Stephen Musk

Published by Red Rose Books, 2023

Original pictorial wrappers. ISBN 9781739321512

(iv) + 52 pages, illustrated.

After the Great War, there was a demand for international cricket to be resumed as quickly as possible in the summer of 1919. A fully representative Ashes series proved impossible to organise - instead, a squad of Australian servicemen who were then based in England was put together, known as the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) side. This squad made a full-length tour of England, playing 28 first class matches in front of large crowds. Their first fixture was against a team raised by Lionel Robinson, which was played at his estate deep in the Norfolk countryside. This book describes the genesis of this, the first international first-class match after the War. It gives a full report of the play, which ended tantalizingly when the AIF, who needed just nine runs to win with two wickets remaining, had to leave to catch a train. The subsequent fortunes of the Australians are also briefly considered.

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Victorian Vagaries: Number two.

Mold's Marvellous Feat North and East Ridings of Yorkshire XII v Manchester Club and Ground XII ... 1893

K Martin Tebay

Published on Thursday, 1 June 2023 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool

Original A5 card wrappers.

(iv) + 12 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition of 25 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

Mold’s Marvellous Feat features a short account of the two-day fixture between North & East Ridings of Yorkshire and Manchester Club and Ground at Castleford in 1893. What was originally intended to be an 11-a-side match was changed to 12-a-side due to the contentious inclusion in the home side of George Baker, a Yorkshire-born, Lancashire County professional batsman. This would, ultimately, result in the Lancashire fast bowler Arthur Mold taking all-11 wickets in an innings, including a hat-trick. A quite remarkable achievement.

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The Match that Started a Cricket Revolution [the first Gillette Cup match] Lancashire CCC v. Leicestershire CCC 1, 2 May 1963 at Old Trafford, Manchester

Roy Cavanagh MBE

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Published on 4 May 2023 by Red Rose Books

Original A5 card wrappers.

(4) + 16 pages.

Issued to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the inaugural one day limited overs Gillette Cup cricket match, the booklet features an account of the encounter between Lancashire and Leicestershire at Old Trafford on 1, 2 May 1963. Rain meant that play was spread over two days, with the home side emerging victorious thanks to a fine performance by all-rounder Peter Marner, who scored a century and took three wickets. He was duly awarded the new competition's first "Man of the Match" award by the Kent and England cricketer Frank Woolley.

Only 60 copies printed.

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Red Rose Cricket Records: Number three.

Archie and Reggie go wild at Aigburth Lancashire's record opening partnership

K Martin Tebay

Published in 2020 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool, Lancashire

Original A5 card wrappers.

(iv) + 12 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition number 23 of 30 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

The third in a series of short-run, limited edition monographs recollecting Red Rose cricket records, this publication recalls the county championship match at Aigburth, Liverpool, between Lancashire and Gloucestershire on 30, 31 July and 1 August 1903. The opening day’s play featured a first-wicket stand of 368 by AC MacLaren (204) and RH Spooner (157), a partnership record that still stands to this day.

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Red Rose Cricket Records: Number four.

Hats Off to Dean!

Lancashire's record bowling figure

K Martin Tebay

Published in 2020 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool, Lancashire

Original A5 card wrappers.

(iv) + 12 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition number 21 of 30 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

The fourth in a series of short-run, limited edition monographs recollecting Red Rose cricket records, this publication recalls the match at Aigburth, Liverpool, between Lancashire and Yorkshire on 10, 11, 12 July 1913. The non-championship first class match, arranged to coincide with the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Liverpool, saw Burnley-born Lancashire professional Harry Dean take 17-91, despite him being embarrassingly absent from the ground when play started. They remain Lancashire’s record bowling figures, the best in Roses history and are the best recorded by any bowler against Yorkshire in first-class cricket.

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Red Rose Cricket Records: Number six.

Alec Watson

First bowler to take a hat-trick for Lancashire in first-class cricket

K Martin Tebay

Published on 10 September 2020 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool, Lancashire

Original A5 card wrappers.

(iv) + 12 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition number 20 of 30 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

The sixth in a series of short-run, limited edition monographs recollecting Red Rose cricket records, this publication recalls a match played at Sparth Bottoms, Rochdale, home of Castleton Cricket Club. The county fixture between Lancashire and Kent, the only first-class match ever played on the ground, took place on 15, 16, 17 June 1876. The two famed Lancashire professional bowlers, Will McIntyre and Alec Watson featured strongly, with the latter taking a hat-trick in Kent’s second innings, the first occasion on which the feat had been performed by a Lancashire bowler in first-class cricket.

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Red Rose Cricket Records: Number eight.

Johnny Briggs

First man to score a century and take 10 wickets in a first-class match for Lancashire.

K Martin Tebay

Published on 3 December2020 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool, Lancashire

Original A5 card wrappers.

(iv) + 12 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition number 27 of 30 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

The eighth in a series of short-run, limited edition monographs recollecting Red Rose cricket records, this publication recalls the county championship match between Lancashire and Sussex at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 30 June, 1, 2 July 1890. The rain-affected match saw Johnny Briggs, Lancashire’s greatest ever all round cricketer, become the first man to score a century and take 10 wickets in a first class match for the county. The feat has only been performed five times in Lancashire county cricket history: by Briggs in 1890, 1892, and 1893; Len Hopwood in 1933; and Mike Watkinson in 1994.

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Red Rose Cricket Records: Number nine.

A Rare Finish to a Great Game

Lancashire's first tied match in first-class cricket

K Martin Tebay

Published by Red Rose Books, Blackpool, Lancashire, 2021

Original A5 card wrappers.

(iv) + 12 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition number 16 of 30 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

‘A Rare Finish to a Great Game’, the ninth in a series of short-run, limited edition monographs, recalls the match played at Kennington Oval on 16, 17, 18 August 1894. The rain-affected county championship encounter between Surrey and Lancashire ended in one of the more uncommon of cricket results - a tie. It was Lancashire’s first tied match in first class cricket and the county has since been involved in only three more such matches throughout its illustrious first-class cricketing history.

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One of Ten

a history and a bibliography

Gerry Wolstenholme

Published by Red Rose Books, 2021

Original A5 pictorial card wrappers.

(iv) + 72 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition number 22 of 35 copies, signed and numbered by Gerry Wolstenholme.

When Gerry Wolstenholme wrote a poem on a cricket match that he had witnessed in 2006 he did not realise what a long and winding road he was embarking upon. Fifteen years on and 69 monographs written (so far), he does now! And it was all inadvertently down to a friend of his, the late Irving Rosenwater whose Christmas greetings essays to his friends inspired him to write a cricketing monograph. Encouraged by Martin Tebay of Red Rose Books, he duly did so, in the form of an epic cricket poem. Topped and tailed with suitable title page and limitation page plus a protective cover it was given to Martin to see what response there would be. Fortunately it proved popular so the venture continued with cricket, football, literary and even a personal monograph. One of Ten tells the full story of the publications.

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Significant 19th-century Cricket Matches in Bolton

'The utmost sangfroid' Bolton Club and Ground v. Western (Glasgow) Back-o'th-Bank, Bolton 12 July 1872

K Martin Tebay

Published on 13 April 2023 by Red Rose Books

Original A5 card wrappers.

(4) + 12 pages.

Limited edition of 29 copies, signed and numbered by K. Martin Tebay.

The fourth in a series of monographs that concentrate on significant cricket matches played in Bolton during the 19th century, The utmost sangfroid recalls the 'Grand Cricket Match' between Bolton Club and Ground and Western (Glasgow). Played in awful weather conditions, it featured fine bowling by the Lancashire County professional Will McIntyre and a remarkable innings by the one-handed Bolton batsman George Winder.

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A Giant-Killing at Lakenham The Minor Counties Defeat The South Africans

Stephen Musk

Published by Red Rose Books

Original pictorial hard cloth.

(iv) + 48 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition of 15 copies, signed by the author.

Immediately after their final Test match of the summer, the 1924 South Africans travelled to Norwich to play a first-class match against the Minor Counties, who included no fewer than seven Norfolcians in their eleven. Despite their opponents being apparently weak, the tourists put out what was virtually their Test side. The match was a closely contested affair, with the advantage swinging from one side to the other and then back again. It culminated in a thrilling finish. The South Africans were defeated by 25 runs, losing their last wicket off the final ball of what would have been the penultimate over. This was a great achievement for Minor Counties' cricket in general and Norfolk in particular. It was also a personal triumph for the veteran skipper, Michael Falcon, who rolled back the years with an impressive display of pace bowling that was both hostile and sustained.

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A Giant-Killing at Lakenham The Minor Counties Defeat The South Africans

Stephen Musk

Published by Red Rose Books

Original pictorial wrappers. ISBN 9781739321505

(iv) + 48 pages, illustrated.

Immediately after their final Test match of the summer, the 1924 South Africans travelled to Norwich to play a first-class match against the Minor Counties, who included no fewer than seven Norfolcians in their eleven. Despite their opponents being apparently weak, the tourists put out what was virtually their Test side. The match was a closely contested affair, with the advantage swinging from one side to the other and then back again. It culminated in a thrilling finish. The South Africans were defeated by 25 runs, losing their last wicket off the final ball of what would have been the penultimate over. This was a great achievement for Minor Counties' cricket in general and Norfolk in particular. It was also a personal triumph for the veteran skipper, Michael Falcon, who rolled back the years with an impressive display of pace bowling that was both hostile and sustained.

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Lancashire CCC postcard monographs: number three

Lancashire XI (1903)

K Martin Tebay

Published on 15 December 2022 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool - in stock and available now

Original A5 card wrappers, new.

(iv) + 8 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition of 30 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay

Lancashire XI (1903), the third in an occasional series of Lancashire CCC postcard monographs, recalls the unusual circumstances surrounding the first-class match between M.C.C. and the county at Lord’s on 8, 9, 10 May 1902. It involved a “full substitute,” career best bowling figures, an extended bowling crease, and was played in accordance with a proposed new leg before wicket law.

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A brief history of Lancashire’s first 100 centuries in first-class cricket… including an account of the match in which AC MacLaren scored the 100th century for the county.

K Martin Tebay

Published on 3 November 2022 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool.

Original A5 pictorial card wrappers.

iv + 28 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition of 50 copies, signed by the author; numbers 1 - 13 issued as a hardback edition.

By the end of the 1899 cricket season in England, 99 centuries had been scored for Lancashire County Cricket Club in first-class cricket. Rather appropriately, the following summer saw Archie MacLaren, one of the county’s greatest-ever batsmen, record the 100th century for the club. This history recalls the 21 batsmen who scored centuries for the county up to 1900 and tells the story of the county championship match in which MacLaren’s historic innings took place.

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Overcoming Stigma in Victorian Cricket The Remarkable Story of Francis Terry, Canada’s Mad Vicar

Stephen Musk

Published on 28 July 2022 by Red Rose Books

Original pictorial hard cloth.

(iv) + 64 pages, illustrated.

Limited edition of 15 copies, signed by the author.

Francis Terry was educated at Oxford University, where he failed to impress, either as a scholar or a cricketer. He had more success when playing in 10 first-class matches for Somersetshire between 1882 and 1885, even scoring a century against Hampshire. However, he appeared to have left cricket behind him when he trained to be a minister in the Church of England and seemed to be destined for an unremarkable, if worthy, life. Alas, Terry was unfortunate to succumb to severe mental ill health problems and was obliged to stand down from the ministry. Perhaps in search of a new start, he emigrated to Canada in 1891 and started to play cricket once more. He quickly became established as one of the leading batsmen in North America. And, despite his mental problems being common knowledge, he was often selected to represent Canada against the USA. He was even asked to skipper his adopted country on two occasions. Terry continued to suffer from very poor mental health for the rest of his life but successfully battled, and batted, on. He made his last international appearance in 1907, when at the advanced age of 46, and played club cricket until his old age. Given the tremendous stigma attached to mental illness in the 19th century, his story can be described as one of an inspiring triumph over severe adversity. It is hard to imagine that anyone might follow in his footsteps, even in today’s supposedly more enlightened times.

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Overcoming Stigma in Victorian Cricket The Remarkable Story of Francis Terry, Canada’s Mad Vicar

Stephen Musk

Published on 28 July 2022 by Red Rose Books

Original pictorial card wrappers.

(iv) + 64 pages, illustrated.

Francis Terry was educated at Oxford University, where he failed to impress, either as a scholar or a cricketer. He had more success when playing in 10 first-class matches for Somersetshire between 1882 and 1885, even scoring a century against Hampshire. However, he appeared to have left cricket behind him when he trained to be a minister in the Church of England and seemed to be destined for an unremarkable, if worthy, life. Alas, Terry was unfortunate to succumb to severe mental ill health problems and was obliged to stand down from the ministry. Perhaps in search of a new start, he emigrated to Canada in 1891 and started to play cricket once more. He quickly became established as one of the leading batsmen in North America. And, despite his mental problems being common knowledge, he was often selected to represent Canada against the USA. He was even asked to skipper his adopted country on two occasions. Terry continued to suffer from very poor mental health for the rest of his life but successfully battled, and batted, on. He made his last international appearance in 1907, when at the advanced age of 46, and played club cricket until his old age. Given the tremendous stigma attached to mental illness in the 19th century, his story can be described as one of an inspiring triumph over severe adversity. It is hard to imagine that anyone might follow in his footsteps, even in today’s supposedly more enlightened times.

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Against the Odds. No. 5.

‘Cricket! A Grand Match’

XXII of the Isle of Man v. Lancashire County XI 27, 28 August 1888 at Pulrose Park, Douglas, Isle of Man

K Martin Tebay

Published on Thursday, 30 June 2022 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool

Original card wrappers.

(iv) + 16 pages, frontispiece.

Limited edition of 28 copies, signed and numbered by Martin Tebay.

‘After the completion of their final county match of the 1888 summer a Lancashire County XI sailed from Liverpool to the Isle of Man to play a two day match against XXII of the island. The visiting eleven included Dick Barlow, “Monkey” Hornby, Dick Pilling, and Alec Watson. However, it was a relatively unknown member of the Lancashire groundstaff who stole the honours. Workington-born Thomas Irving recorded figures of 15/29 and 13/44 as the hosts were comprehensively defeated. Around 2,000 spectators attended the first day’s play, and the match was deemed such a success that the fixture was repeated the following summer.’

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Len Hopwood His Career with Lancashire CCC and England An Appreciation

Roy Cavanagh MBE

Published on 9 June 2022 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool

Original A5 pictorial wrappers.

iv + 72 pages, illustrated.

This is the story of the career of Len Hopwood, one of Lancashire’s finest inter-war cricketers. The only Lancashire cricketer to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single season of first-class cricket on two separate occasions, he won three County Championships with Lancashire, in 1928, 1930, and 1934, ending his career in 1939 with 15,548 runs and 673 wickets to his name. After the war, he became a respected journalist and in later life served on the County’s committee before, in 1980, he became the first former Lancashire professional to be elected President of the Club.

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Len Hopwood His Career with Lancashire CCC and England An Appreciation

Roy Cavanagh MBE

Published on 9 June 2022 by Red Rose Books, Blackpool.

Original A5 pictorial hard cloth.

iv + 72 pages, illustrated.

Hardback edition limited edition of 15 copies, signed by the author.

This is the story of the career of Len Hopwood, one of Lancashire’s finest inter-war cricketers. The only Lancashire cricketer to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a single season of first-class cricket on two separate occasions, he won three County Championships with Lancashire, in 1928, 1930, and 1934, ending his career in 1939 with 15,548 runs and 673 wickets to his name. After the war, he became a respected journalist and in later life served on the County’s committee before, in 1980, he became the first former Lancashire professional to be elected President of the Club.