The Gillette Book of Cricket and Football is a classic mid-20th-century British sports annual, edited by Gordon Ross and published in 1963 at the height of Gillette’s long-running sponsorship of English cricket.
Produced in association with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Football Association, the book brings together authoritative essays, photographic features, and season reviews covering both cricket and association football. It reflects a period when major sporting institutions and commercial sponsors collaborated to produce high-quality illustrated volumes aimed at the general sporting public.
Cricket content focuses on Test and county cricket of the early 1960s, while the football sections capture the domestic English game during a formative decade leading up to England’s 1966 World Cup triumph.
The book is particularly notable for its period photography and its role as a charitable publication, with proceeds directed toward youth development in both sports.
This book has some water damage. Discounted sale on clearance.
The Gillette Book of Cricket and Football 1963 – MCC & FA Sports Annual
Title: The Gillette Book of Cricket and Football
Editor: Gordon Ross
Publisher: Frederick Muller Limited
By arrangement with: The Gillette Safety Razor Company
Year: 1963
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 207
Subjects: English Cricket; English Association Football
Condition: Dust Jacket: Present; price clipped. General age wear consistent with use. Boards: Light green cloth with gilt spine lettering; clean and sound. Interior: Old bookshop sticker to front pastedown. Minor tanning to endpapers. Occasional light foxing. Binding tight; pages clean and readable. Overall Condition: Very Good for age.
