LOCAL STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF SPORT
ENGLAND
REGIONAL
STUDIES
1 Lowerson,
J., `Sheffield Triumphant? ‑ Some Views on Sport and the Regions', British
Society of Sports History Bulletin, No. 9 (1989), 2‑13.
EAST
EAST
ANGLIA
2 Morris,
A. H., `Cycling in the 1880s', East Anglia Magazine, 41 (November 1981),
34‑5.
3 Johnson,
D. E., Victorian Shooting Days: East Anglia, 1810‑1910
(Woodbridge: Boydell, 1981), 111pp.
4 Patterson,
A. H., Wildfowlers and Poachers: Fifty Years on the East Coast
(Southampton: Ashford, 1929), 230pp.
5 Bloom,
A. H. V., The Skaters of the Fens (Cambridge: W. Heffer and Sons, 1958),
152pp.
6 Day,
J. W., Skaters of the Fens (1971).
7 Waterson,
R., `Skating in the Fens ‑ A History of an East Anglian Pastime', Country
Life (3 December 1981), 1956‑8.
8 Barnes,
P., The Norfolk Broads Yacht Club: A Short History (Norwich, 1983).
9 Clarkson,
A. T., A Short History of the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club
(Lowestoft: The Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, 1930).
10 Day,
J. W., A History of the Fens: Being an Account of Their Swamps, Meres, Men,
Sports, Duck Decoys (London: George G. Harrap, 1954), 272pp.
11 Jacobs,
N., Speedway in East Anglia (Stroud: Tempus, 1999).
EASTERN
COUNTIES
12 O'Neil,
J. N., A Sporting Venture Continues: Eastern Counties Rugby Union, 1890‑1990
(Dagenham: Eastern Counties Rugby Union, 1990), 129pp.
13 Owen,
J. N., The Growth of a Sporting
Venture: A History of the Eastern Counties Rugby Union (Dagenham: Eastern
Counties Rugby Union, 1952), 109pp.
MIDLANDS
14 Mellard,
L., Sporting Stories of the Midlands (Nottingham: Swift Press Syndicate,
1925), 30pp.
15 Matthews,
T., Midlands Soccer at War (Warley: Sports Leisure Concepts, 1991),
48pp.
16 Midland
Football Combination, Midland Football Combination Golden Jubilee, 1927‑77
(Birmingham: Midland Football Combination, 1977), 44pp.
17 Kirkby,
D., Every Picture Tells a Story: The Pictorial History of the Midland
Counties Football League, 200pp.
18 Morris, P., Soccer in the Midlands
30pp.
19 Squires,
J., The Midlands Soccer Story (London: Wayland, 1973), 96pp.
20 Webster,
D., Midlands Counties Leagues, 1889‑1982: A Historical Look at Semi‑Professional
Football Leagues (Sheffield: The Author, 1988), 71pp.
21 Midland
Counties Cross‑Country Association, 100 Years of Midland Cross‑Country
Running, 1879‑1979 (Ashton‑in‑Makerfield: Midland
Counties Cross‑Country
Association, 1980).
22 Lidelle,
P., `Black Country Bull‑Baiting', British Society of Sports History
Bulletin, 9 (1989), 14‑18.
23 Hill,
J., League Cricket in the North and Midlands, 1900‑1940', in R. Holt (ed.), Sport and the Working
Class (Manchester: Manchester
University Press, 1990), pp. 121‑141.
24 Bowker,
B., North Midlands Rugby, 1920‑70: A Jubilee History of the North‑Midlands
Football Union (1970).
25 Holmes,
G., Midland Rugby Football (Worcester: Purso, 1950), 130pp.
EAST
MIDLANDS
26 Eads,
P., Gleanings From the Century, 1897‑1997 (Bedford: East Midlands
Rugby Union, 1997), 160pp.
WEST
MIDLANDS
27 Davis,
R. J., `Patterns of Physical Recreation in Different Types of Urban Community
in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century with Particular Reference to the
West Midlands of England', in J. A. Mangan (ed.), Proceedings of the XI
HISPA Congress, Glasgow (July 1985), pp. 37‑39.
28 Carr,
S., A History of the West Midlands League, 1889‑ 1989 (1989).
NORTH
29 Goulstone,
J., `Northern Origins of the Olympic Games', Olympic Review, 152/3
(June/July 1980), 336‑339.
30 Russell,
D., `Amateurs, Professionals and Aspects of Northern Identity', The Sports
Historian, 16 (May 1996), 64‑80.
31 Hill,
J. and Williams, J. (eds.), Sport and Identity in the North of England
(Keele: Keele University Press, 1996).
32 Hill,
J., `Rite of Spring: Cup Finals and the Community in the North of England', in
J. Hill and J. Williams (eds.), Sport and Identity in the North of England
(Keele: Keele University Press, 1996), pp. 85‑112.
33 Holt,
R., `Heroes of the North: Sport and the Shaping of Regional Identity', in J.
Hill and J. Williams (eds.), Sport and Identity in the North of England
(Keele: Keele University Press, 1996), pp. 137‑164.
34 Doherty,
P., The Northern Premier League, 1968‑69: Non‑ League Soccer on
the March (London: The People, 1968), 64pp.
35 Hunt,
B., Northern Goalfields: Official Centenary History of the Northern League,
1889‑1989 (1989), 458pp.
36 Mason,
T., `Football, Sport of the North', in J. Hill and J. Williams (eds.), Sport
and Identity in the North of England (Keele: Keele University Press, 1996),
pp. 41‑52.
37 Barlow,
T. M., A History of the Northern Road Records Association, 1890‑1990
(Northern Roads Record Association, 1990), 84pp.
38 Thomas,
P., The Northern Cross‑Country Association Centenary History
(Ashton‑in‑Makerfield: The Northern Cross‑Country
Association, 1982).
39 Williams,
J., `Churches, Sport and Identities in the North, 1900‑1939', in J. Hill
and J. Williams (eds.), Sport and Identity in the North of England
(Keele: Keele University Press, 1996), pp. 113‑136.
40 Williams,
J., `Asians, Cricket and Ethnic Relations in Northern England', Sporting
Traditions, 16, 1 (January 2000), 39‑54.
41 Apperley,
N. W., North Country Hunting Half a Century Ago (Darlington: W. Dresser and
Sons, 1924).
42 Eddlestone,
R. H., Some Northern Thoroughbreds: Teesdale Horses and Their Owners with
Special Reference to the Streatham and Barford Studs and Notes on the Family of
Bowes (3 Vols.) (Gainford: The Author, 1950).
43 Fairfax‑Blakeborough,
J. F., Northern Turf History (3 Vols.) (London: J. A. Allen, 1948‑51)
(Volume I Hambledon and Richmond 354pp.; II Scotland, Cumberland, Westmorland,
Durham and Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lanchashire and Lincolnshire 286pp.; III
York and Doncaster 516pp.).
44 Cooper,
I., `British Lacrosse, 1867‑1967, With Special Reference to Developments
in Boys' Schools of Northern England', D.A.S.E. dissertation, University of
Manchester, 1974.
45 Sager,
M., History of the Border Counties (North West) Otterhounds (1984).
46 Latham,
M. and Mather, T., The Rugby League Myth: The Forgotten Clubs of Lancashire,
Cheshire and Furness (Adlington: RL Publications, 1993).
47 Bilsborough,
P., `A Comparative Analysis of the Initial Provision of Public Bathing
Facilities of Northern Towns', M.Ed. dissertation, University of Manchester,
1977.
48 Northern
Counties Amateur Swimming Association, Centenary Brochure and Programme of
Events (1989).
NORTH
EAST
49 Appleton,
A., Hotbed of Soccer: The Story of Football in the North‑East
(London: Rupert Hart‑Davis, 1960), 219pp. (also Sportsman's Book Club
edition)
50 Gibson,
J., Soccer's Golden Nursery (London: Pelham, 1970), 128pp.
51 Huggins,
M. J., `Horse Racing on Teesside in the Nineteenth Century', Northern
History, 23 (1987), 98‑118.
52 Huggins,
M. J., `The Spread of Soccer in the North East, 1876‑1890', in the Proceedings
of the 6th Annual Conference of the British Society of Sports History,
Brighton (September 1988).
53 Huggins,
M. J., `The Spread of Association Football in North‑East England, 1876‑90:
The Pattern of Diffusion', International Journal of the History of Sport,
6, 1 (December 1989), 299‑318.
54 Huggins,
M. J., `Mingled Pleasures and Speculation: The Survival of Enclosed Racecourses
on Teesside, 1855‑1902', British Journal of Sports History, 3, 2
(September 1986), 158‑172.
55 Huggins,
M., `Sport and the Social Construction of Identity in North East England, 1800‑1914',
in N. Kirk (ed.), Northern Identities: Historical Interpretations of 'the
North' and 'Northerness' (Alsershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2000), pp. 132‑
163.
56 Humphries,
R., `Spending Leisure Time in Teesside During the Mid‑Nineteenth
Century', Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society Buletin, 24
(Spring 1974), 4‑9.
57 Hutchins,
P. G., `Sport and Regional Pride: Association Football and the North East of
England, 1991‑1961', D.Phil thesis, University of Sussex, 1990.
58 Jewitt,
F., 100 Not Out: The History of the Cleveland and Teesside Cricket League,
1885‑1985 (Stockton‑on‑Tees: Cleveland and Teesside
Cricket League, 1985), 80pp.
59 Anon.,
`The Early Days of Cricket in the North East', Cricket World, 4, 6 (June
1990), 34.
60 Melling,
J., `Sport, Spectacle and Class: Handball in the North East', The
International Journal of the History of Sport, 7, 3 (December 1990), 443‑447.
61 Pearson,
H., The Far Corner: A Mazy Dribble Through North‑East Football
(London: Little and Brown, 1994), 242pp.
62 Reed,
W. T. D., The Amateur Game in the North East (The Author, 1979), 60pp.
63 Rippon,
A., Great Soccer Clubs of the North East (Ashbourne: Moorland Pub. Co.,
1981), 126pp.
64 Sinclair,
H., Cycle Clips: A History of Cycling in the North East (Sunderland:
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1985), 57pp.
65 Watson,
D., `Popular Athletics on Victorian Tyneside', ญญInternational Journal of
the History of Sport, 11, 3 (December 1994), 485‑494.
NORTH
WEST
66 Elsworth,
M., `Women's Participation in Physical Recreation in the 19th Century with
particular reference to North‑West England', in D. McNair and N. Parry
(eds.), Readings in the History of Physical Education (Study Group in
the History of Physical Education, 1981), pp. 84‑94.
67 Johnson,
F., We've Had a Ball: The I. Zingari Footbal League Centenary, 1895‑1995
(1996).
68 Mellor,
G., `The Social and Geographical Make‑Up of Football Crowds in the North
West of England, 1948‑1962, 'Super‑Clubs', Local Loyalty and
Regional Identities', Sports Historian, 19, 2 (November 1999), 25‑42.
69 Russell,
D., `Football and Society in the North‑West, 1919‑ 1939', North
West Labour History, 24 (1999/2000), 3‑14.
70 Moorehouse,
S., The North Western (Race) Courses (London: Field Sports Publications,
1961), 64pp.
71 Thompson,
P., On the Turf: The Origins of Horseracing in the North West
(Bebington: Quarry Publications, 1991), 141pp.
72 Wigglesworth,
N. D., `A History of Rowing in the North‑West of England', M. Ed.
dissertation, University of Manchester, 1983.
73 Wigglesworth,
N. D., `A History of Rowing in the North‑West of England', British
Journal of Sports History, 3, 2 (May 1986), 145‑172.
74 Williams,
J., `The Changing Functions of Cricket in North West England since the 1930s',
in A. Gounot, T. Niewerth and G. Pfister (eds.), The World Games Political,
Social and Educational Aspects (Proceedings of the 2nd ISHPES Congress,
Volume II, Berlin, 1993) (Sankt Augustin: Academia, 1996), pp. 20‑24.
THE
LAKE DISTRICT
75 Mitchell,
W. R., Lake District Sport (Skipton: Dalesman Books, 1977), 48pp.
76 Murfin,
L., Popular Leisure in the Lake Counties (Manchester: Manchester
University Press, 1990) (Sport ‑ Chapter IV, pp. 89‑130)
77 Ward,
I., `The English Lakes in the 19th Century', Physical Education Review,
4, 2 (1981), 109‑111.
78 Ward,
I., `Lakeland Shepherds' 19th Century Sports', Physical Education Review,
8, 1 (1985), 73‑76.
79 Ward,
I., `Lakeland Sport in the Nineteenth Century', Ph.D. thesis, University of
Liverpool, 1985.
80 Ward,
I., `The English Lake District in the 19th Century: Inns and Sport', Sports
History, 8 (1986), 10‑12.
81 Capham,
R., Fox‑Hunting on the Lakeland Fells (London: Longman, 1920).
82 Cram,
G., 100 Years of Rock‑Climbing in the Lake District (Leeds: Rock
and Fell Climbing Club, 1986).
83 Hankinson,
A., The First Tigers: The Early History of Rock Climbing in the Lake
District (London: Dent, 1972).
84 Hankinson,
A., A Century on the Crags: The Story of Rock Climbing in the Lake District
(London: Dent, 1988), 225pp.
85 Jackson,
H., Lakeland's Pioneer Rock Climbers: Based on Visitors' Books of the Tysons
of Wasdale Head, 1876‑86 (Clapham: Dalesman, 1980).
86 Jones,
T., Cumbrian Rock: 100 Years of Climbing in the Lake District (Glossop:
PIC, 1988), 288pp.
MERSEYSIDE
87 Edwards,
L., Sport on Merseyside ‑ A Survey, 1855‑1955 (Liverpool: The
Daily Post Centenary Supplement, 1955).
88 Keith,
J. and Thomas, P. (eds.), A‑Z of Mersey Soccer (London:
Beaverbrook Newspapers, 1973), 141pp.
89 Richardson,
P. E., `The Development of Professional Football on Merseyside, 1875‑94',
M.A. thesis, University of Lancaster, 1983.
90 Taylor,
R. and Ward, A., Three Sides of the Mersey: An Oral History of Everton,
Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers (London: Robson, 1993), 308pp.
91 Young,
P. M., Football on Merseyside (London: Stanley Paul, 1964), 215pp. (also
Soccer Book Club edition)
92 Walker,
P. N., `The Liverpool Competition: A Study of the Development of Cricket on
Merseyside', Diploma in Local History dissertation, University of Liverpool,
1983. (Also Birkenhead: Countywise, 1988, 88pp.)
93 Williams,
B., The Mersey Roaders (Mersey Roads Club, 1975), 70pp.
SOUTH
94 Dello,
W. E., The Southern Football League Since 1894: Handbook Containing Facts
and Figures About Each Club and a Concise History of the League
(Cheltenham: Manderly, 1968), 128pp.
95 Edwards,
L., The Official Centenary History of the Southern League 1894‑1994
(1994), 336pp.
96 Francis,
L., 75 Years of Southern League Football (London: Pelham, 1969), 195pp.
97 Harrison,
P., Southern League Football: The First Fifty Years (Gravesend: The
Author, 1989), 62pp.
98 Harrison,
P., Southern League Football: The Post‑War Years (Gravesend: The
Author, 1987), 62pp.
99 Kirby,
D., Every Picture Tells a Story: The Pictorial History of the Midland
Countis Football League (1994), 200pp.
100 Hemming,
F. A., The Cycling Southern 50 Years (Southern Section of Birmingham
& Midland C.T.C, 1970), 54pp.
SOUTH
WEST
101 Greaves,
R., South Western (Race) Courses (London: Field Sports Publications,
1959), 32pp. (Histories of Buckfastleigh, Devon and Exeter, Newton Abbot,
Taunton and Wincanton race courses.)
WEST
102 Webb,
D., A View From the Terraces: 100 Years of the Western Football League, 1892‑1992
(The Author, 1992), 351pp.
103 Road
Racing Association, Western Counties Silver Jubilee (Road Racing
Association, 1959), 36pp.
INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES
BEDFORDSHIRE
REFERENCE
WORKS
104 Conisbee,
L. R., A Bedfordshire Bibliography (Bedford: Bedfordshire Historical
Record Society, 1962,supplements pub. 1967, 1971) (pp. 121‑2 Sports and
Amusements).
GENERAL
105 Kuhlicke,
F. W., `Mediaeval Tournaments in Bedfordshire', Bedfordshire Magazine,
14 (1973), 32‑37.
106 Page,
W., The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Bedfordshire
(London: Constable, 1908) (Vol.II pp. 187‑200, Sport ‑ Ancient and
Modern).
107 Meynell,
L. W., Bedfordshire (County Books Series) (London: Robert Hale,
1950), 366pp. (contains sections on sport.)
ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL
108 Rhodes,
N., The Bedfordshire Football Association Centenary History, 1894‑1994
(Bedford: Bedfordshire Football Association, 1994), 88pp.
CRICKET
109 Crompton,
F., `History of Bedfordshire Cricket.
Part One.', Bedfordshire Times and Bedfordshire Standard (July 1,
8, 15, 22, 1960).
110 Crompton,
F., `History of Bedfordshire Cricket.
Part Two.', Bedfordshire Times and Bedfordshire Standard (June 2,
September 18, 1961).
111 Crompton,
F., `History of Bedfordshire Cricket', Journal of the Cricket Society
(Seven Parts) Vol. 1 No. 3 to Vol. 4 No. 1 (1962‑69).
FOX‑HUNTING
112 Cotton,
W., `Old Oakley Hunt Days Recalled', Bedfordshire Times and Bedfordshire
Standard (6 December 1957).
113 Godber,
J. (ed.), The Oakley Hunt (Bedfordshire Historical Record Society
Publications, No. 44) (Bedford: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society,
1965).
114 Greaves,
R., A Short History of the Oakley Hunt (London: Reid Hamilton, 1950).
115 Greaves,
R., Fox‑Hunting in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (Tunbridge
Wells: Field Sports Publications, 1952).
116 Greaves,
R., Fox‑Hunting in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire
(London: Field Sports Publications, 1965), 48pp.
117 Fairfax‑Blakeborough,
J. F., Major J. Oakley (and Cambridge) Foxhounds (Dundee: Cambridgeshire
Harriers, 1936).
118 Pemberton,
M., `The Oakley Hunt', Illustrated London News, 101 (1892), 681‑684.
119 Scarth‑Dixon,
W., The Oakley Hunt (London: The Hunts Club Association, 1922).
120 Yeoman,
G. D., The Oakley Hunt Ball in Bygone Days (Cambridge: 1907), 57pp.
II
AWBRIDGE
121 Moody,
J., Awbridge F.C., The History of a Village Football Club (Romsey: The
Author, 1980), 38pp.
BEDFORD
122 '50
Years of the Bedford Town Association Football Club: The Eagles', Bedfordshire
Times and Bedfordshire Standard (22 August 1958).
123 'The
History and Demise of Bedford Town Football Club', Bedfordshire Times
(15 July 1982), 9.
124 Day,
R., `Flight of the Eagles: Bedford Town Football Club, 1945‑1982', Bedfordshire
Magazine, 19 (1982), 98‑101.
125 Edwards,
L., The Official History of the Southern League, 1894‑1994 (1994)
(Contains information on the history of Bedford Town).
126 Twydell,
D., In Memory of Defunct F.C. (1986) (Contains a chapter on Bedford
Town)
127 Twydell,
D., In Memory of More Defunct F.C. (1991) (Contains a chapter on Bedford
Avenue)
128 Bedford
Amateur Regatta Diamond Jubilee, 1853‑1913
129 Carter,
C., The One Hundredth Bedford Regatta ‑ A Commemorative Programme
(Bedford: Bedford Rowing Club, 1963). (includes a hundred years of the Bedford
Regatta)
130 'River
Fetes and Regattas, Bedford 1886‑87', Bedfordshire Times and
Bedfordshire Standard (10 August 1951).
131 '100
Up ‑ And Still Rowing Strong for All Ages', Bedfordshire Times and
Bedfordshire Standard (19 July 1963).
132 'Bedfordshire
Modern School Rowing Crew c. 1888/9: Mystery of an Early Eight', Bedfordshire
Times and Bedfordshire Standard (13 July 1975).
133 Cox,
A., A History of Bedford Athletic Rugby Union Football Club (Bedford:
Bedford Athletic Rugby Union Football Club, 1970), 43pp.
134 'Bedford
Rugby Football Club ‑ 50th Anniversary', Bedfordshire Times and
Bedfordshire Standard (October 1, 8, 1943, April 14, 1944).
135 Bedford
Rugby Football Club, Bedford Rugby Football Club, 1886‑1986: Souvenir
Centenary Brochure (Bedford: Bedford Rugby Football Club, 1986), 55pp.
136 Riddy,
D., Bedford Rugby Union Football Club: Winners of the RFU Club Competition
1974/75 (Bedford: Bedford Rugby Union Football Club, 1975), 32pp.
137 Roy,
N. (ed.), 100 Years of the Blues: The Bedfordshire Times Centenary History
of Bedford RUFC, 1886‑1986 (Bedford: Bedford County Press, 1986),
270pp.
BIGGLESWADE
138 1949‑1974,
Biggleswade Rugby Union Football Club: 25th Anniversary Souvenir
(Biggleswade: Biggleswade Rugby Union Football Club, 1974), 20pp.
DUNSTABLE
139 Bond,
G. L., The Dunstable Book: Dunstable Downs Golf Club (1931).
140 Edwards,
L., The Official History of the Southern League 1894‑1994 (1994)
(Contains information on Dunstable Town)
LEIGHTON
BUZZARD
141 Leighton
Buzzard Golf Club, Leighton Buzzard Golf Club Diamond Jubilee, 1925‑1985
(Leighton Buzzard: Leighton Buzzard Golf Club, 1985), 27pp.
LUTON
142 A
Short History of Luton Football Club (Typescript ‑ Luton Library)
143 Bailey,
S. et al., The Definitive Luton Town F.C.: A Statistical History to 1997
(Beeston: Tony Brown on behalf of the Association of Football Statisticians,
1997), 102pp.
144 Collings,
T., Luton Town: A Pictorial Celebration of their Cup History (Luton:
Luton Town Football Club, 1985), 108pp.
145 Collings,
T., The Luton Town Story 1885‑1985 (Luton: Luton Town Football
Club, 1985), 355pp.
146 Collings,
T., `Luton Town Football Club: The First Hundred Years', Bedfordshire
Magazine, 20, 154 (Autumn 1985), 57‑61.
147 Howells,
K., A Hatter Goes Mad!: Luton Town Footballers, Officials, Supporters Talk
to a Female Fan (Dunstable: Book Castle, 1997), 96pp.
148 Morgan,
T., Let's Talk About Luton Town: Including Personalities and Points of
Interest (London: Sentinel, 1948), 32pp.
149 Walsh,
R., Luton Town: The Modern Era ‑ A Complete Record (Westcliff‑on‑Sea:
Desert Island Books, 1998), 352pp.
150 Wash,
R., Luton Town: An Illustrated Record (Westcliff‑on‑Sea:
Desert Island, 2000), 160pp.
151 Bond,
P. G., `Diamond Anniversary of a Remarkable Cricket Match: St. Albans XI v.
Luton Town, Bank Holiday Monday, 1913', Bedfordshire Magazine, 14, 105
(Summer 1973), 4‑26.
152 Webb,
J., A History of Luton Town Cricket Club, 1905‑1980 (Luton: Luton
Town Cricket Club, 1980).
153 Luton
Wheelers' Cycling Club, Looking Backwards: An Outline History of the Luton
Wheelers' Cycling Club, 1904‑1964 (Luton: Luton Wheelers' Cycling
Club, 1964).
ST
ALBANS
154 Bond,
P. G., `Diamond Anniversary of a Remarkable Cricket Match: St. Albans XI v.
Luton Town, Bank Holiday Monday, 1913', Bedfordshire Magazine, 14
(1973), 24‑26.
BERKSHIRE
REFERENCE
WORKS
155 Reading
Public Library, Local Collection Catalogue of Books and Maps Relating to
Berks (Reading: Reading Pu, lic Library, 1958) (Supplement 1966) (includes
references to sport.)
GENERAL
WORKS
156 Ditchfield,
P. H., Notes on Berkshire Hunting, Racing, Coursing, Steeplechasing,
Archery, Bull‑Baiting, Cock‑Fighting, Hawking, Rowing, Pugilism
(1905), 50pp.
157 Ditchfield,
P. H. and Page, W. (eds.), The Victoria History of the Counties of England:
Berkshire (London: Constable, 1907) (Vol. II pp. 285‑329 ‑
Sport, Ancient and Modern).
BULL‑BAITING
158 Yarrow,
I., Berkshire (London: Robert Hale, 1974) (pp. 275‑282 ‑
History of Bull‑Baiting).
CRICKET
159 Bowden,
T., White Hart and Polled Oak: 100 Years of Berkshire County Cricket
(Windsor: 1995), 70pp.
160 Jones,
P. K., Cricket in Berkshire: The Story of the Beginnings of Cricket in the
County of Berkshire (Typescript, M.C.C. Library), 50pp.
161 Thorn,
P., `First Class Cricketers From Berkshire', Cricket Statistician, 62
(Autumn 1988), 25‑30.
FOX‑HUNTING
162 Auston‑Leigh,
E., Recollections of the Early Days of the Vine Hunt and Its Founder William
John Chute Together with Brief Notes of the Adjoining Hunts (Farnham: Spottiswoode
and Co., 1900), 134pp.
163 Greaves,
R., The South Berkshire Hunt (London: Field Sports Publications, 1950).
164 Greaves,
R., A Short History of the Garth Hunt (London: Reid‑Hamilton,
1952), 28pp.
165 Greaves,
R., Fox‑Hunting in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
(London: Field Sports Publications, 1959), 80pp.
166 Scarth‑Dixon,
W., The South Berks Hunt (London: The Hunts Club Association, 1922),
24pp.
167 Scarth‑Dixon,
W., The Vine Hunt (London: Hunts Club Association, 1922), 36pp.
168 Symonds,
F. C. and Crowdy, E. P., History of the Old Berkshire Hunt, 1760‑1904
(London: Vinton, 1905).
HORSE‑RACING
169 Boyd,
D., The Running Horses: A Brief History of Racing in Berkshire (1978),
29pp.
RUGBY
UNION
170 Hellewell,
K. D., Golden Jubilee Brochure, 1931‑81 (Reading: Berkshire County
Rugby Club, 1981), 23pp.
II
ALDERMASTON
171 Aldermaston
Hockey Club, 1955‑1980 (1980).
ASCOT
172 Anderson,
B., Royal Ascot Cricket Club, 1883‑1983 (Ascot: Ascot Cricket
Club, 1983), 28pp.
173 Searle,
C. W., The Origin and Development of Sunninghill and Ascot (Chertsey: T.
E. Stevens and Son, 1937), 142pp.
174 T.,
F. B., Royal Ascot Cricket Club, 1883‑1933 (1933), 28pp.
175 Cawthorne,
G. J., Royal Ascot: Its History and Its Associations (London: Longmans,
Green and Co., 1900).
176 Seth‑Smith,
M., Royal Ascot (London: Pitkin Pictorials, 1971), 24pp.
BRACKNELL
177 Elliot, J., The Robbins: A History of Bra