City Matting to Suburban Turf: A History of the West Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association 1896-1996 by Steve Errington

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Some marks on foredges. Interior and binding are still very good.

A comprehensive sports history book written by Western Australian author and researcher Steve Errington published in 1996. Commissioned by the Association to mark its centenary, the book chronicles the evolution of what grew to become the largest cricket association in Western Australia. It charts how a modest local competition transformed into a massive sporting framework boasting over 100 senior teams across the metropolitan area.

It also traces the paths of five specific players who initially cut their teeth in the Western Australian Suburban Turf Cricket Association (WASTCA) competition before progressing all the way to international Test match level.

Alongside formal historical landmarks, Errington captures the social life of the clubs, documenting memorable local players, eccentric club characters, and quirky, offbeat, or amusing events from a century of weekend cricket. It also includes complete records of junior and senior premierships, individual trophy winners, long-standing club records, scores, and lists of executive office-bearers and officials.