The Singapore Cricket Club, established 1852
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
1993
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This book provides information on the history of Singapore Cricket Club which was established in 1852.
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- Title
- The Singapore Cricket Club, established 1852
- Creators
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- Sharp, Ilsa
- Publisher
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- Singapore Cricket Club, 1993
- National Library Board Singapore, 1993
- Contributors
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- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill. (some col.), map
- Provenance
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- Table of Contents
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- Foreword -- Jewel of the Padang -- Introduction -- The colonial panace - Singapore sport in the 19th century -- The club - 1837 to the 1870s, the first two pavilions -- "A perfect revolution" - 1880s-1907, the third pavilion -- A workaday age - 1907-1927, the fourth pavilion and the wings -- All dressed up and nowhere to go - 1927-1940, the "Sime loan" renovations -- Bombs on the Padang - war, occupation, liberation, 1940-47 -- Quiet before the storm - recovery, 1947-59 -- Preserving past links, but moving with the times -- The turning point - nationhood and the club, 1959-68 -- A vote for the future - the squash courts debate, 1968-69 -- A phoenix reborn - the revival of sport and club prestige, 1970-80 -- Reaching out - the club and the community, in the 1980s and beyond -- Prosperous but uncertain - consolidation in the 1990s and a review of future options -- Appendices. Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's speech text; Message from 1985 president; Past presidents; Honorary members; Affiliated clubs; Selected sporting records, match scores; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index.
- Edition
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- 2nd ed.
- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.