The Cricketers of 1945 Spring26 _______________ 'A beautiful meditation on

_______________ 'A beautiful meditation on the writer’s relocation from bustling London to bucolic Florence

biology and anthropology that underpin all of Diamond's writing

maybe unforgettable

even if it means paying the ultimate price

in a contemporary format

The Cricketers of 1945 Spring26 _______________ 'A beautiful meditation onThe Cricketers of 1945 is the compelling, poignant, and above all human, story of the reawakening of English cricket in the immediate aftermath of the world's most destructive war. The book brings to life the summer's Victory Tests, played on home soil between England and Australia, as well as the personal stories of the players and their families, plus those of some of the hundreds of thousands of spectators who flocked to the matches to celebrate