Ray Illingworth & Kenneth Gregory The Ashes: A Centenary.
Collins Ist ed. 1982. ISBN 0 00 216542 2. HB DW. 272 pages, b/w illustrations & field diagrams. Size 21x14 cms.
Condition: Used, very good, slight creasing to DW, text excellent. Personal copy.
Beautifully written in interesting, idiosyncratic style, Illingworth's main contribution being a diary to the 1970-71 series when he captained England to Ashes victory. The authors emphasize the great characters and epic matches that have gone into the making of the mythology that is The Ashes.
