Ambassadors of Goodwill: MCC tours 1946/47-1970/71

Ambassadors of Goodwill: MCC tours 1946/47-1970/71
by: Mark Peel (Author)
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2018/7/1
Language: English
Print Length: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1785313800
ISBN-13: 9781785313806
Book Description
Ambassadors of Goodwill: MCC Tours between 1946/47 and 1970/71 looks at the death of the amateur ideal in English cricket. It assesses the MCC's attempt to foster goodwill within the Empire/Commonwealth via long, formal overseas tours which increasingly came into conflict with the rise of third-world nationalism and hard-nosed professionalism.
About the Author
Ambassadors of Goodwill: MCC Tours between 1946/47 and 1970/71 looks at the death of the amateur ideal in English cricket. It assesses the MCC's attempt to foster goodwill within the Empire/Commonwealth via long, formal overseas tours which increasingly came into conflict with the rise of third-world nationalism and hard-nosed professionalism. Read more