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It was to raise funds for the repair of a broken pony roller, so essential for the upkeep of the lawns at their ground in Nursery Lane, Wimbledon, that the All England Croquet Club first decided to hold a tennis tournament. From those humble beginnings in 1877 The Championships at Wimbledon have grown to become one of the world's great international sporting occasions. In this lavishly illustrated and massively expanded third edition of the definitive Wimbledon history John Barrett has traced the process by which a small private tennis club in rural Surrey has become a multi-million pound business that is the main source of finance for British tennis. It is a romantic story that reflects the ages, decade by decade, from the chivalrous Victorian days when the whalebone stays the ladies wore beneath their ankle-length dresses often drew blood and the gentlemen played in striped shirts, cricket caps and long stockings, to today's white-clad gladiators in functional attire befitting super-fit international athletes of the 21st century. Within these pages you will find all the game's heroes and heroines captured in action and in vivid detail through the lenses of the world's leading sports photographers.Product Identifiers
PublisherVision Sports Publishing LTD
ISBN-139781909534230
eBay Product ID (ePID)202198317
Product Key Features
Book TitleWimbledon: the Official History
AuthorJohn Barrett
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
GenreSports
Dimensions
Item Height280mm
Item Width220mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJohn Barrett
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom