They Made Cricket is a classic mid-20th century work celebrating the personalities who shaped the game’s history. G. D. Martineau brings together portraits of cricket’s most influential figures—players whose skill, character, and innovation helped define cricket as it evolved into the modern sport.
 
The book leans toward the Golden Age and earlier eras, offering both biographical insight and a sense of cricket’s traditions, making it particularly appealing to collectors interested in the foundational figures of the game.
 
The frontispiece featuring W. G. Grace, widely regarded as the father of modern cricket, sets the tone for a work steeped in heritage and reverence for the sport’s greats.