Cricket Grounds Then and Now

Cricket Grounds Then and Now is a nostalgic trip around the world's cricketing venues, showing massive changes across a century and occasionally no change at all. Grounds include Barbados, Berlin, Scarborough, Canterbury, Wellington, Ahmedabad, Ageas Bowl, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, The Gabba, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Hollywood, Tilford, Dublin, Chelmsford, Sydney Cricket Ground, Aigburth, Buxton, Edgbaston, Philadelphia, Worcester, Headingley, Hove, Taunton, Lord's Oval, Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town, Sidmouth and Singapore.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 26 May 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Cricket Grounds Then and Now is a captivating history of some of the most famous cricket grounds from around the world, presented through a unique format of Then and Now photos. Author Brian Levison has assembled a stunning collection of vintage photos of major Test venues, including Lord's and The Oval, alongside modern-day equivalents taken from the same viewpoint. These photos showcase the dramatic changes that have taken place over the years, with some features surviving for decades, such as the famous scoreboard on the SCG Hill, and others disappearing altogether, such as the Central Ground in Hastings. At the larger test venues in Australia, drop-in pitches have become the norm, allowing multiple use of the stadia, while in the UK, county outgrounds have gradually been whittled away. Yorkshire has lost Brammall Lane in Sheffield, Kent has abandoned Dover and Maidstone, and Essex has left Leyton in East London. Cricket Grounds Then and Now is a nostalgic journey through the world of cricket, capturing both the massive changes and occasional lack of change that have shaped the sport's history.

Weight: 970g
Dimension: 332 x 287 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911682097