by Bodleian Library · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781851243129
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«The Original Laws of Cricket» is the Bodleian Library’s historical sports essay, published in hardback and in English.
It reproduces the first written codes of the laws of cricket (1744 and 1755) and examines how they shaped the game. Drawing on the original in the MCC museum, it traces their evolution and social context, with echoes of current controversies such as ball tampering or match-fixing.
2009 edition published in association with the MCC; includes a foreword by Mike Atherton and an introduction by Michael Rundell.
For cricket fans and sports history enthusiasts, as well as collectors of Bodleian Library editions.
