The Real Jeeves: The Cricketer Who Gave His Life for His Country and His Name to a Legend

Brian Halford

ISBN 10: 1909178624 / ISBN 13: 9781909178625

Published by Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2013

About this Item

Very good, pages are clean and unread, however there is some shelf wear to cover. Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Real Jeeves: The Cricketer Who Gave His Life for His Country and His Name to a Legend
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909178624
• ISBN 13: 9781909178625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

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Synopsis

The Real Jeeves tells the story of a young cricketer whose glorious life was snuffed out, but whose name will live forever. Plucked from country-house cricket, all-rounder Percy Jeeves was to outshine the Golden Age's greats over two seasons with Warwickshire, clean bowling Jack Hobbs, hitting Wilfred Rhodes for six, and outclassing England captain Plum Warner. In September 1914, Jeeves bowled Warwickshire to victory over champions Surrey. It was his 50th first-class match—and his last. The Real Jeeves traces Percy's life from idyllic childhood via county cricket into the nightmare of war. Excerpts from battalion diaries detail the horrors of the Western Front, and ultimately his demise on the Somme. Yet Percy Jeeves' name lived on thanks to P. G. Wodehouse, who saw him play at Cheltenham in 1913 and was so impressed he noted the name for a character who shared the modest Yorkshireman's immaculate conduct and appearance.

About the Author

Brian Halford has covered the fortunes of Warwickshire CCC for the Birmingham Post & Mail since 2000. Brian is the author of Warwickshire CCC On This Day, 100 Years of Test Match Cricket at Edgbaston, and The Year of the Bear, the story of Warwickshire's championship triumph in 2004.