David Frith
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David Edward John Frith (born 16 March 1937) is a
Life and career
David Frith was born in Gloucester Terrace in London, not far from Lord's,[2] on 16 March 1937.
The family resided in Rayners Lane, Harrow, whilst he attended Roxbourne School. In 1949, he emigrated with his family to Australia, arriving in Sydney aboard the RMS Orion on 25 February 1949.[3]
After leaving
Return to Sydney
After the death of his mother in May 1971, family commitments led Frith to move back to Sydney. Here he sought, to no avail, a full-time cricket related post but, thanks to a recommendation by Jack Fingleton, he did secure some work with the Australian News and Information Bureau. The return to Australia would prove to be short-lived and he moved back to the United Kingdom departing aboard the TSS Fairstar on 19 March 1972.[4]
Magazine editing
Commencing with the November 1972 issue, he succeeded
Specialising in Ashes Test match history, Frith has written dozens of books on both cricket in modern times and cricket of the past. His major works include My Dear Victorious Stod (a biography of
Frith famously commented that
In association with the
In 2003 Frith became the first author to win the
"Autopsy" is a magnificent book possessing a vibrancy and objectivity that when I first read it I found quite remarkable. It is, without question, the CW "Book of the Decade" and were there any prospect of my being around to collect I would certainly place a large wager on whoever is writing this feature in 90 years time confirming it as CW "Book of the Century".[8]
His co-written history of the
He has been honorary vice-president of the Cricket Memorabilia Society since its foundation in 1987.
In 2013 he was awarded honorary life membership of the
Books by Frith
- Runs in the Family (by ISBN 0090978404.
- 'My Dear Victorious Stod': a biography of A. E. Stoddart (Limited ed. of 400 numbered and signed copies). New Malden: The Author. 1970. ISBN 0950183709.
- The Archie Jackson Story: a biography (Limited ed. of 1000 numbered and signed copies). Ashurst: The Cricketer. 1974. ISBN 0902211021.
- The Fast Men: a 200-year cavalcade of speed bowlers. Wokingham: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1975. ISBN 0442301502.
- Cricket Gallery: fifty profiles of famous players from 'The Cricketer' (Edited by David Frith). Guildford: ISBN 071887000X.
- Great Moments in Cricket (As Andrew Thomas, editor with Norman Harris). London: ISBN 0362002711.
- England versus Australia: a pictorial history of the test matches since 1877. Guildford: ISBN 0718870123.
- The Ashes '77 (with ISBN 0207957924.
- The Golden Age of Cricket, 1890–1914. Guildford: ISBN 0718870220.
- The Illustrated History of Test Cricket (Edited by ISBN 0856857068.
- The Ashes '79. London: ISBN 0207142645.
- Thommo (ISBN 0207140340.
- Rothmans Presents 100 Years England v Australia: the complete history of the Ashes (with Doug Ibbotson and Ralph Dellor). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. 1982. ISBN 0907574033.
- The Slow Men. London: ISBN 0047960698.
- Cricket's Golden Summer : paintings in a garden (by Gerry Wright ; with a commentary by David Frith). London: Pavilion. 1985. ISBN 090751667X.
- England v Australia Test match Records 1877–1985 (Edited by David Frith). London: Willow. 1986. ISBN 0002181983.
- Pageant of Cricket. London: Macmillan. 1987. ISBN 0333451775.
- Guildford jubilee 1938–1988: fifty years of county cricket. Guildford: Guildford C.C. 1988.
- By His Own Hand: A Study of Cricket's Suicides. London: Stanley Paul. 1991. ISBN 0091746876.
- Stoddy's mission: the First Great Test Series 1894–1895. Harpenden: ISBN 1852915617.
- Test match Year 1996–97 (Edited by David Frith). London: ISBN 0140264493.
- Caught England, Bowled Australia: a cricket slave's complex story. London: Eva Press. 1997. ISBN 0953121100.
- The Trailblazers: The First English Cricket Tour of Australia: 1861–62. Childrey: Boundary Books. 1999. ISBN 0952207095.
- Silence of the Heart: cricket suicides. foreword by ISBN 184018406X.)
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- Bodyline Autopsy: The Full Story of the Most Sensational Test Cricket Series – England v Australia 1932– 3. London: ISBN 1854108964.
- The ISBN 0734405987.
- Battle for The Ashes. London: Ebury Press. 2005. ISBN 0091910846.
- The Battle Renewed: The Ashes Regained 2006–2007. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2007. ISBN 978-0733320828.
- Inside Story: Unlocking Australian Cricket's Archives (with ISBN 978-1921116001.
- The David Frith Archive: A Detailed Catalogue of the Cricket Library and Memorabilia Collection of David Frith (Limited ed. of 75 copies). Childrey: Boundary Books. 2009.
- Frith on Cricket. Ilkley: Great Northern Books. 2010. ISBN 978-1905080724.
- Cricket's Collectors (Limited ed. of 150 copies). Godalming: Cricket Memorabilia Society. 2012.
- Guildford's Cricket Story: Celebrating 75 Years of the Woodbridge Road County Cricket Festival – and much besides. Guildford: Guildford C.C. 2013.
- Frith's Encounters. Hove: Von Krumm Publishing. 2014. ISBN 978-0956732125.
- 'Stoddy': England's Finest Sportsman. Hove: Von Krumm Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-0-9567321-3-2.
- Archie Jackson : cricket's tragic genius. Melbourne: Slattery Media Group. 2020.
References
- ^ Cricinfo index of articles by Frith
- ^ "Ashes 2019 Interview - Cricket historian and writer David Frith with Jim Maxwell". ABC Radio. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ David Frith, Caught England, bowled Australia. A cricket slave's complex story, p66, Eva Press, 1997.
- ^ David Frith, Caught England, bowled Australia. A cricket slave's complex story, p183, Eva Press, 1997.
- ^ "Wisden ex-editor says why he ate his words after '83 win". DNA India. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "When an editor ate his words". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Parkinson, Justin (8 December 2013). "Close of play for cricket's film show". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ a b Cricket Web's Book of The Decade review of Bodyline Autopsy