Dimming of the Day

Contents Foreword 5 Chapter One The Structure of Cricket in 1914 12 Chapter Two The Making of the Myth 17 of a Golden Age Chapter Three The Picture of Britain 23 Chapter Four Opening Moves 26 Chapter Five June 1914 40 Chapter Six July 1914 53 Chapter Seven August 1914 74 Chapter Eight Minor Counties 101 Chapter Nine Recreational Cricket 104 Chapter Ten Will There Be Cricket in 1915? 116 Thanks to contributors 118 Bibliography 119 Index 120 3