Good Old Sussex by the Sea

Subtitle:: A Sixties Childhood Spent with Hastings United, the Albion and Sussex County Cricket
By:: Tim Quelch
Price:: £12.99
Out:: 24th February 2020
ISBN:: 9781785316197
Format:: Paperback
Size:: 216 x 138
Pages:: 288

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Tim Quelch's nostalgic account of growing up with Sussex football and cricket in the 1960s is a rollercoaster ride of triumphs and woes, bringing to life many local heroes of yesteryear and shining light on a police corruption scandal. The book is a must for fans of Brighton & Hove Albion, Sussex County Cricket Club and Hastings United.

Click here to hear Tim Quelch’s interview with BBC Sussex

About the author

Tim Quelch is a retired local government officer who writes sports books to raise funds for charities. This is his seventh book. All his previous books - Never Had It So Good, Underdog!, Bent Arms & Dodgy Wickets, Stumps & Runs & Rock 'n' Roll, From Orient to the Emirates, and Forever & Ever - have received wide acclaim. Now living in the north, this book is his testament to his late parents and his beloved home county of Sussex.

"Tim Quelch chose a fine cricket match against Lancashire as his first, and later chapters are devoted to a stunning victory over Garry Sobers's 1966 West Indians and, in 1968, Quelch witnessed a remarkable innings from Ted Dexter... He saw Sussex slump to 27-4 against a Kent attack that included Derek Underwood and then witnessed a recovery dominated by an imperious double century from Dexter. Enjoyable as the chapters are on Brighton, the chapters of Good Old Sussex by the Sea I enjoyed most were those about Hastings United... The ups and downs of a club that seems to have had more than it's fair share of its off the field troubles make for compelling reading, and in particular the accounts of the stirring FA Cup runs of 1953/54 and 1954/55. As ever the publishers Pitch, are to be congratulated on the quality of the final product which contains an excellent selection of photographs. For anyone who enjoyed Tim Quelch's previous books this one will provide a worthy purchase." CricketWeb.net

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