Five Trophies and a Funeral: The Building and Rebuilding of Durham County Cricke

Description: Five Trophies and a Funeral by Stuart Rayner Five Trophies and a Funeral examines how a cricketing fairy tale became a cautionary story for sports clubs, and asks what next? for Durham CCC. It features interviews with the men who made the journey from first-class new boys to the brink of extinction via a spell as the countrys top team - and those now planning to restore past glories. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Five Trophies and a Funeral: The Building and Rebuilding of Durham County Cricket Club is the story of how English crickets youngest first-class county quickly became the countrys top team, before overstretching themselves financially to the brink of extinction. When Durham joined the professional game in 1992 they aspired to be a major on-field force and a home to top international cricket. The high demands put on them as a condition of entry, together with their own lofty ambitions, pushed the club to five major trophies in seven seasons while providing England with top-quality players reared in the North East. But striving for ever more at a time of economic downturn led them to live beyond their means, and they were heavily punished for overspending that the authorities partly encouraged. Now they are looking to restore past glories under the chairmanship of Sir Ian Botham. Part fairy tale, part cautionary story, Five Trophies explains how Durham arrived where they are, and where they aim to go next. Author Biography Stuart Rayner is the author of The War of the White Roses: Yorkshire Crickets Civil War, 1968-1986, which was nominated for the Cricket Writers Club Book of the Year 2016. Born in Scarborough, Stuart began his journalistic career as a sports sub-editor on the Liverpool Echo before joining The Journal as a sports writer in 2005. Since 2009 he has also written for sister papers the Newcastle Chronicle and Sunday Sun. Details ISBN1785314882 Author Stuart Rayner Pages 352 Publisher Pitch Publishing Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 1785314882 ISBN-13 9781785314889 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-03-07 Language English DEWEY 796.35863094286 UK Release Date 2019-03-07 Imprint Pitch Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Hove Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2019-03-07 NZ Release Date 2019-03-07 Subtitle The Building and Rebuilding of Durham County Cricket Club Alternative 9781785315152 Audience General Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123818326;

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