The Official Ashes Treasures by Bernard Whimpress (Carlton, £30) (From The Northern Echo)

The Official Ashes Treasures by Bernard Whimpress (Carlton, £30)

10:56am Tuesday 7th July 2009

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WITH Ashes fever set to dominate the nation’s sporting interest for the majority of the summer, now could not be a better time to immerse yourself in this lovingly-compiled companion book.

Whimpress, the curator of the South Australia Cricket Museum, has produced a text that is equal parts historical account and social comment, and manages to both entertain and inform.

Starting with the birth of the Ashes in 1882 and concluding with the 2006-7 Australian whitewash, the chosen features are tirelessly researched, but always engaging.

The star of the show is a collection of 20 removable curiosities – including scorecards, photographs and hand-written letters – which bring one of sport’s most engaging battles fully to life.

Rory Dollard

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