"Before 1914 it was beauty that counted in cricket - elegance of strokes, stylishness of bowling action, quixotry in captaincy. The gallant gesture was just as important as the mammoth score, the picturesque as the efficient."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Cricket Heritage (1948)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Edrich
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Bill Edrich
William John "Bill" Edrich DFC (26 March 1916 – 24 April 1986) was an English cricketer.
1 quote on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Bill Edrich →
Related Quotes
"That, let us rail at women, scorn and flout 'em, We may live with, but cannot live without 'em."
"He wants to learn new things and to evolve as a cricketer. What you have to understand is that Joe hasn't played that…"
"We tried not to be too greedy, and to play smart cricket and take it deep. It sets it up nicely for the group stages."
"I would love to do that. They (Kohli and Root) have been playing brilliantly. I love both. Outstanding cricketers and…"
"Root is a class player and he is one of the best around in all three formats of the game at the moment."
"Root is the most complete batsman we've ever had, he's incredible."
"I just told [Ali] to stay calm. Remember that you’ve got more time than you think. In this format of the game the bow…"
"There’s no better feeling than winning when you’re up against it. More than anything I can’t wait to get back in the …"
"I think our preparation has been good, we’ve worked extremely hard individually and as a team, and when it’s come to …"
"A collection of records may be the result of professional knowledge, research, and skill, just as a collection of cur…"