E.W. Swanton, the distinguished cricket correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, provides a detailed and engaging eyewitness account of England’s 1950–51 Ashes campaign under F.R. Brown’s captaincy.
Written with Swanton’s characteristic insight and polish, Elusive Victory captures the drama and challenges faced by the touring M.C.C. side in Australia, including their struggles to reclaim the Ashes from Don Bradman’s successors.
The book combines contemporary reportage with reflective commentary on players, tactics, and the spirit of post-war cricket.
An early Hodder & Stoughton cricket title and a key addition to any Ashes collection. The second impression, printed the same year as the first, retains identical content and design features. Copies in well-preserved dustjackets are very collectible.
