A fascinating and comprehensive account of the history of cricket in the Transvaal.
"The history of Transvaal cricket is a romantic saga closely bound to the story of gold and the Witwatersrand ... it is fitting and appropriate that we record the historic cricketing tapestry as it unfolded and at the same time take a look at the dusty, lusty and exciting origins of the mining camp on the Highveld of the old Transvaal which became Johannesburg and where the cricket infant grew to maturity."