{"product_id":"matches-for-the-season-1914-marylebone-cricket-club","title":"Matches for the Season, 1914, Marylebone Cricket Club","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMatches for the Season, 1914. With Full Scores and Batting Averages, Marylebone Cricket Club — First Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Printed by the Marylebone Cricket Club, 1914\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Poor. The book is bound in the publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles and the MCC monogram to the upper board. The binding remains largely square and structurally secure, with the gilt tooling retaining its brightness. However, the volume has suffered severe and visually intrusive moisture damage. A substantial, dark, crusty dampstain dominates the upper fore-edge of the front board, causing noticeable discolouration and hardening of the cloth. This heavy staining bleeds through into the interior margins and upper corners of the preliminary leaves, prominently affecting the title page. A further minor trace of damp is present at the head of the spine and the rear board. Offered as a compromised reading or placeholder copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: First Edition. An uncommon survivor of the Marylebone Cricket Club's annual statistical records. Printed privately by the club for its members, these discrete annual volumes containing full scores and batting averages were issued from 1886 until the late 1940s. The 1914 season holds particular historical poignancy, as it was abruptly truncated in late August by the outbreak of the First World War; thus, this volume immortalises the final summer of cricket before the conflict. Individual years from this era are scarce on the open market, as they were often discarded or bound up into institutional runs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eA genuine piece of sporting history, this 1914 volume of the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"68\"\u003eMatches for the Season\u003c\/i\u003e captures the full scores and batting averages of the Marylebone Cricket Club during a pivotal year. Printed privately for MCC members, this annual record documents the final cricket fixtures played before the outbreak of the First World War halted the English season. Essential for serious cricket historians and MCC collectors, this book offers a fascinating, data-rich snapshot of the sport's Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54416582279507,"sku":"4774","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260723_215021.jpg?v=1785152523","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/matches-for-the-season-1914-marylebone-cricket-club","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}