How Long to Read Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea

How Long Does it Take to Read Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 41 minutes to read Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea by Andrew Hignell

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Description

It is the only county cricket ground in the United Kingdom where you can both see the sea and feel the breeze coming off the adjoining estuary – the St Helen’s ground in Swansea where some memorable days in cricket history have thrilled the crowds shoe-horned into the tiered enclosures lining the boundaries at one of county cricket’s most idiosyncratic venues. It was at the Swansea ground where Glamorgan secured a dramatic two-day victory over the 1951 South Africans; where the guile and spin of Johnnie Clay confounded and becalmed Australian batting legend Don Bradman; where during the late 1940s, John Arlott sat in the BBC radio commentary box, alongside Swansea’s favourite son, the famed poet Dylan Thomas; where in 1976 West Indian legend Clive Lloyd struck the world’s fastest double-hundred; where Matthew Maynard struck an astonishing hundred on first-class debut in 1985; where Glamorgan defeated the Australians on successive tours in 1964 and 1968; and where – during the latter season – Garry Sobers became the first man in cricket history to hit six sixes in an over. This book is the fifth in the highly acclaimed Cricket Witness series and its publication, during the summer of 2018, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Sobers’ feat at the Swansea ground against the occasional spin of Malcolm Nash. Besides recounting all of these feats, and a number of other memorable occasions in cricket history at St Helen’s, this book also traces the creation during the second half of the 19th century of the ground – used by Swansea’s cricket and rugby teams – and its integral place in Welsh sporting history. Lavishly illustrated with many hitherto unpublished photographs, this book will appeal to local historians as well as aficionados of the summer game, besides showing how popular outgrounds and cricket festivals have been in the county cricket calendar.

How long is Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea?

Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea by Andrew Hignell is 161 pages long, and a total of 40,411 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea aloud.

What Reading Level is Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea?

Whites On Green: A history of cricket at St Helen’s, Swansea is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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