Pothas

You're such a lovely young man, aren't you?

Last game is on my birthday, so your atendance in complusory for that one

I think unfortunately I have to revise...probably. If I can get a lot done in between now and then I will see if I can make it. Must try and get to a game before the end of the season, but exams start in a weeks time, so need to get a move on.

Ok, I will be there from pretty early but will stay most of the day.

Bess on saturday if you are interested?

My Procrastination is proving to be a horrible set back lol. I would say it is safer to presume I will not make it, but let me know if you go, and I can always meet you there if I suddenly make the effort to go.

Well quite a few are playing for contracts....

Actually we really need a new striker for next year but Ben Strevens will still be under contract, sure if you take him of our hands something could be aranged.

what would be needed for your guys to throw the game?

Not tomorow, but am on Thursday.

Billy, MSN/are you librarying tomorrow? lol

You are up in the draft

Msn Billy, lol.

Billy, come on MSN.

Sounds like there is plenty of stuff out there anyway, need to have a basic idea in place in the next couple of weeks with a few sources already in mind, once that is done I have loads of time to do the actual research.
Thanks a lot for your help I think that I have a good enough idea now to submit my initial idea with a couple of sources.

A bloke called Brian Rendell had access to a lot of the letters that Gubby Allen wrote home while away in 1932/33 - he published a little book about them called "Gubby Allen - Bad Boy of Bodyline" which quotes them verbatim so that's about as contemporary as you can get - he did something similar with his letters home from the 36/37 tour

Yes definetly, there is no way that bodyline can be ignored, will just have to find the right sources. The changing attitudes of someone like Pelham Warner would certainly be interesting.

No bodyline is a whole subject in itself, but once they decided they didn't fancy leg theory after all the way the stuffed shirts at Lords turned on Larwood the pro as opposed to the way they turned on Jardine the amateur is illuminating

Thanks

I will definetly look into that Fred Root book (no very little about him as a cricketer at the moment but that is really not a problem) sounds like exactly the sort of thing that I need.

Was thinking about Bodyline the other day, do not want it to take over the essay as an issue in itself but the amount written on it both at the time will probably prove very useful, especially given the cultural and social issues reflected in the event.

I think you'd find Fred Root's autobiography useful - it's called "A Cricket Pro's Lot" which gives a flavour of its content. It was published in the 30's - Frank Woolley, Maurice Tate and Jack Hobbs were other pros who published books between the wars - oh and Ciss Parkin as well - If you're looking to buy the Root book has the advantage of not being too pricy either. As to the amateurs the choice is Ken Farnes, Frank Foster or Arthur Carr. Between the wars you are of course in Bodyline territory, a subject which is one of my personal favourites, and there were a whole raft of books published at the time which vary in quality but I suspect, from the angle you're going at it, are all of interest.

After the war Hammond, Wyatt, Paynter, Tennyson, Ames immediately occur to me as having gone into print but I suspect you want the contemporary stuff?

Anyway I hope that helps to start with - please ask away with any other questions

Haha that is excellent, I will have to come round some time again soon. The loan is here, so now I can actually afford a few things every now and again.

Hello, sorry, must have gone to bed just before you sent me that message. Will be on MSN later today at some point I imagine.