This reference work serves as a comprehensive biographical record of professional cricketers who participated in English first-class cricket between 1945 and 1984. Robert Brooke compiles detailed entries for players active during this post-war era, providing a structured database that documents individual career statistics, team affiliations, and personal milestones. The text functions as an essential archival tool for historians and enthusiasts seeking to verify the records and professional histories of athletes from this specific period of the sport.

This volume is regarded as a reliable, specialized reference text for cricket historians and researchers focused on the mid-twentieth-century English game. Its systematic approach to biographical documentation provides a clear and accessible resource for verifying the professional careers of players within the specified timeframe.