Far from Lord's

Far from Lord�s follows England�s demanding overseas tours between 1953 and 1969, a period when cricketers � and the writers who shadowed them � spent months at a time far from home.

From Richard Knott, author of the acclaimed All-India and Down Under: Peace, Partition and the Game of Cricket, this immersive book:

� Features 17 years of England tours, showing how Test cricket evolved while placing the tours in their political context
� Introduces us to a host of cricketing legends � Hutton, May, Cowdrey, Dexter � and the correspondents who captured both the cricket and the cultures they encountered, such as Alan Ross, Ian Peebles and Jim Swanton
� Examines the relationship between touring cricketers and the journalists who travelled alongside them
� Highlights the correspondents themselves � their lives beyond cricket, their character and their experiences on tour
� Charts major developments in the game, including the end of the amateur�professional divide, slowing over rates and changing scoring patterns
� Balances the wider realities of touring � travel, relationships, pressures � with a close focus on key moments on the field of play
� Evokes the distinctive atmosphere of each country, capturing landscapes, cities and the nuances of travel

A rich blend of sport history and cultural insight, this book is a must-read for cricket enthusiasts and anyone interested in the 1950s and 1960s.