Half-Time (eBook)

The Glorious Summer of 1934

Robert Winder (Autor)

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2015
272 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4729-0893-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, greedy for inspiring distractions, these heroic events made for a heady spectacle.England's Ashes Test victory at Lord's (later known as Verity's match) saw Australia seeking revenge after the Bodyline series of 1932-33, but Verity bowled England to a famous innings victory, taking 15 wickets - 14 in one day! That same day, Cotton set out on the first qualifying round of the British Open. He went on to set a new Open record with a game so sparkling the Daily Express called it "e;the best round of golf ever played"e;. And within a fortnight, Perry had beaten Australia's Jack Crawford in the Wimbledon final. England had an extraordinary national hatrick.Together, these three contests and these three singular life stories weave a vivid portrait of an England that has faded from view. Half-Time celebrates a time of intense and rapid social and cultural change, a time that was both the last hurrah of the ancien regime and the stirring of something new. And moving through it, famous actors on a grand stage, are three very English heroes.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.5.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Golf
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Tennis
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4729-0893-7 / 1472908937
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-0893-3 / 9781472908933