Handball

Name: Handball
Brand: Y Lolfa
Price: 35.75 AUD

The Story of Wales' First National Sport

By: Kevin Dicks

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Paperback | 7 June 2017

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280 Pages

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21.5 x 14.3 x 2.1

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200 years ago handball was a national obsession. People travelled to watch matches and won or lost fortunes through illegal gambling. Welsh player/official Kevin Dicks'' meticulous research traces the long history of this folk sport from its medieval churchyard roots, through its glory years in the 18th and 19th centuries to its modernisation today. Over 60 images.

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Today one handball court survives in Wales, in the village of Nelson in the Rhymney Valley. But two centuries ago the game was a national obsession, with people travelling from far and wide to watch thrilling matches between the sporting heroes of the day, and fortunes won and lost through side stakes and illegal gambling. In this book, Nelson handball player Kevin Dicks' meticulous research traces the long history of this folk sport, from its medieval churchyard (and possibly even earlier) roots, through its glory years in the 18th and 19th centuries and its links with the mining industry, to its sad decline in the 20th century, and its modernisation today. He also considers its links to public school Fives, and busts the myth of an Irish origin to the game in Wales. A revealing glimpse into social history and the passions of the working man, as well as a fascinating insight into what can fairly be claimed as Wales' first national sport. -- Publisher: Y Lolfa

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