Gubby Under Pressure

Gubby Under Pressure Letters from Australia, New Zealand and Hollywood 1936/37 BRIAN RENDELL When he led the England side in Australia and New Zealand in 1936/37, Gubby Allen wrote home weekly letters of disarming frankness to his parents about events. These letters were kept by his family and later found their way to the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Allen’s birthplace. Never before published, they show the growing pressure on Allen as, unwilling and unable to delegate to others, he tried to create goodwill to dispel the hostility generated by the ‘bodyline’ tour four years earlier, while trying to carry out his social obligations and even making stockbroking contacts. Brian Rendell guides the reader through some ‘interesting times’ when England, after decisively winning the first two Tests, lost the last three, allowing Australia, with Bradman in top form, to keep the Ashes. GUBBY UNDER PRESSURE BRIAN RENDELL ACS PUBLICATIONS £12.00