Boundary Books, 1993. A full account of the wandering team that EWS founded in 1935 and is still going strong today.
Famous names have been honoured by the title ‘Arab’ including Gubby Allen, Ian Peebles, Jack Fingleton, R C Robertson-Glasgow, Tony Lewis, Matthew Fleming, J P Getty and Richard Hutton. These and many others are featured in this marvelously illustrated volume. Jim Swanton traces this personal history with a light-hearted touch and a sense of history while Tony Lewis contributes a typically engaging Introduction.
“This tale should be read by those who love the game . . . wonderful tonic.” Lord Deedes
“This is a world in which people play the game . . . according to a code of decency accepted without question by all hands . . . comes from a different pedigree.” Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack
Produced in two versions, both printed on high quality art paper:- Standard Edition in hardback with dust jacket - a few copies available at £15. Deluxe Limited Edition of only 50 copies, bound in quarter bonded-leather and signed by E W Swanton and Tony Lewis. Out of stock
