
Alan Rees
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Yorkshireman, Londoner, Brasilian, World Record Holder, MCC Archive & Library Manager
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The latest editions to the Marylebone Cricket Club library, Vic Marks's follow up to Alan Gibsons's Cricket Captains of England and new updated version of Gibsons original books Fairfield Books



Here is a lovely little piece on then visit to Lord's Cricket Ground by Harrow Discovery Centre to commemorate the 1868 Aboriginal tour of UK. It's not been widely shared so have a read (wont take long) & share with others who think may be interested in it lords.org/lords/news-sto…


After watching Adam Curtis's Shifty this book by Ben Dobson feels very timely focusing on the year of 1981, latest addition to Marylebone Cricket Club library Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books



happy to have helped out ESPNcricinfo with info on the history of when new balls are allowed (now you know what I spent my time researching this afternoon) espncricinfo.com/series/india-i…

After Italy qualifying for the T20 World Cup I searched to see what we have on them (sadly not much) but is this the earliest reference to cricket in Italy from 1828? Found in an F.S. Ashley Cooper scrapbook Timothy Abraham


nice article by Patrick Barlow of the BBC on the Allahakhbarries here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… We have a some contemporary material on the team including the scorebook, and some year books which naturally makes for some great reading!


Many thanks to Tom Shaw for donating a copy of his latest book, fabulous photos of cricket grounds with matches in action and portraits of people that love and play the game, definitely one for you WG RumblePants


After the excitement yesterday it's Marylebone Cricket Club vs. Hong Kong CC, who have a long history & picturesque ground, below shows a notebook of scores of rivalry between Hong Kong & Shanghai, both teams were involved in a tragic boat accident in 1892, still a very active sports club


Many thanks to Matt Featherstone of Cricket Brasil for donating a signed Roberta Moretti Avery shirt to the Marylebone Cricket Club museum and for the Cricket Brasil shirts for my family and I, we love them!


What an honour at Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday to be asked by the redoubtable Alan Rees to sign the library copy of Victory in Australia. A huge thrill. Bloomsbury Sport #Lords #newbooks #cricket


Enjoyed listening to Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Pujara on Test Match Special this summer? His wife, Puja, has written a book on what's it's like to be the wife of a cricketer and kindly donated a copy to the Library, a 21st update on the books by Frances Edmonds


Latest books in the Marylebone Cricket Club library, a collection of writing is by the great Gideon Haigh on Australia vs India & an inspiring biography by player and international coach Andy Moles Fairfield Books
