Cricket Captains of England 1979 - 2025

Vic Marks, Anthony Gibson

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Fairfield Books
06 June 2025

Cricket

He begins this volume by reflecting on the idiosyncratic genius of Alan Gibson, whom he befriended in the writer’s later years. With a foreword by Gibson’s son Anthony, the join between the two books is perfect.

From Brearley to Stokes, there is almost more change in cricket and society in the 46 years covered here than in the 102 years spanned by the previous volume – and there are just as many characters and incidents. How could it be otherwise with a cast list that includes Ian Botham, David Gower, Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen? In his own gentle and ever perceptive way Vic Marks tells the story and reflects on the successes and failures, providing a quiet treatise on captaincy.

Where Gibson ended by questioning whether Test cricket would survive a further 100 years, Marks strikes a more upbeat note, suggesting that no-one in recent decades has done more than Ben Stokes ‘to keep a format, still beloved by so many, alive.’

Published as a matching pair with Gibson’s original volume, it contains 16 pages of photographs and an11-page appendix of biographical notes.

By: Vic Marks, Anthony Gibson
Imprint: Fairfield Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
ISBN: 9781915237569
ISBN 10: 1915237564
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 06 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vic Marks played cricket for Oxford University, Somerset, Western Australia and England. He retired in 1989 and was the cricket correspondent for The Observer for 31 years. He has been a regular and much-loved part of the Test Match Special team as a summariser since 1990.

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Cricket Captains of England 1979 - 2025

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