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Could be my best firnd ever......or very close to it..Did find a book signed by Tiger Woods' dad Earl a few years ago, he's also passeed away.
Now this is a cracker again with an unusual inscription on the front end page written by the original owner of the book no doubt which reads.....To Cerric (MIKI) "Viktoria and her Hussar" Accrington Hippodrome Dec 1949. From Daddy, Mummy and Janice, Well Done!!
Just for info the "Viktoria and her Hussar" German spelling is the title of a book and film from way back in 1930..Viktoria is a Hungarian countess who believes her Hussar captain husband was killed in World War I. She marries an American and resettles at the American consulate in Tokyo. Her first husband reappears, alive; and the American generously releases Viktoria from their union.
Now for the book...Minus it's dust jacket with gold debossed lettering on the front Cover which reads "Len Hutton" Title if the book is "Cricket is my Life" first published in June 1949. A bit of foxing to the pages but for a 65 year old book it will do for me. Cost £2.
Not signed to title age but cracking sig on the 2nd page. Lovely sig in black fountain pen might have been the same pe the inscription was written in, Sorry to bore you but have a read..............................................................
Sir Leonard "Len" Hutton (23 June 1916 – 6 September 1990) was an English Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and England before and after the Second World War as an opening batsman. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He set a record in 1938 for the highest individual innings in a Test match in only his sixth Test appearance, scoring 364 runs against Australia, a milestone that stood for nearly 20 years (and remains an England Test record). In 1952, he became the first professional cricketer of the 20th Century to captain England in Tests; under his captaincy England won the Ashes the following year for the first time in 19 years. Following the war, he was the mainstay of England's batting, and the team depended greatly on his success.
Marked out as a potential star from his teenage years, Hutton made his debut for Yorkshire in 1934 and quickly established himself at county level. By 1937, he was playing for England and when the war interrupted his career in 1939, critics regarded him as one of the leading batsmen in the country, and even the world. However, during the war, he received a serious injury to his arm while taking part in a commando training course. His arm never fully recovered, forcing him to alter his batting style. When cricket restarted, Hutton resumed his role as one of England's leading batsmen; by the time of England's tour to Australia in 1950–51, the team relied heavily on his batting and did so for the remainder of his career. As a batsman, Hutton was cautious and built his style on a sound defence. Although capable of attacking strokeplay, both Yorkshire and England depended on him, and awareness of this affected his style. Hutton remains statistically among the best batsmen to have played Test cricket.
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