Cricket

A history of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.Book InformationISBN 9780752432120Author Andrew HignellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 172mm * 9mm

An illustrated edition of the classic book of cricketing advice.Foreword by former England Test cricketer and bestselling author Derek Pringle.The advice found in Don'ts for Cricketers was originally printed in 1906 and contains hundreds of snippets of...

The period from 1993 has been one of the most successful in the history of Glamorgan CCC, with both league and cup victories. This is the story of this wonderful period, told in the players' own words, and supported by superb photographs by Huw John. It...

The New Zealand Cricket Almanack is the cricket lover’s bible and is regarded worldwide as one of the finest books of its kind. The 75th edition contains all the details of another full year of cricket at all levels.Book InformationISBN...

Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential sports books of all time, C. L. R. James's Beyond a Boundary is-among other things-a pioneering study of popular culture, an analysis of resistance to empire and racism, and a personal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922810076Author Ken PiesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Wilkinson PublishingPublisher Wilkinson Publishing

From Gower to Flintoff, Waugh to Vaughan, Cronje to Pietersen, Paul Nixon has shared a dressing room with some of the most evocative names in international and domestic cricket - and often enraged them on the field of play. The wicketkeeper, known as his...

Compelling story of US cricket in the 21st century - a game that was once a proud part of American sports, lost its way and is now returning.Cricket in America? Usually the conjunction of those words is greeted with disbelief. Most Americans, if they are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804517482Author Mark RyanFormat HardbackPage Count 952Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Deadly is the first-ever biography of Kent and England cricketing legend Derek Underwood. It includes exclusive interviews with friends and team-mates.From renowned cricket author Mark Peel, winner of the Cricket Society Award and twice shortlisted at...

Brian Close was one of the most remarkable characters of post-war English cricket. Known for his great bravery against fast bowling and for his fearless close fielding, he led both Yorkshire and England with great success, yet in controversial...

Sport studies and sports history have witnessed a recent substantial increase in publications. However, the relationship between literature and sport has been little explored. Sport, Literature, Society looks at a wide variety of case studies ranging...

The 20th edition of this yearbook with details of over 450 county cricketers who either played first team cricket in 1998 or are contracted to the counties for 1999. Entries contain personal details provided by players plus their opinion on the game and...

Since Test cricket began in 1877, there have been over three thousand players representing their countries in Test matches. World XIs tackles the daunting task of choosing the best of the best and coming up with the greatest team from each era...

'[a] compelling book... Test cricket is hanging on. It's a worry' - Graham Gooch'Huw Turbervill is the ultimate passionate polemicist for the Test format with a zeal that manages to weave both George Orwell and Basil Fawlty into his arguments' - David...

The 145th edition of Wisden reports on the calamitous World Cup, the invigorating World Twenty20, the volatile Australia v India series and twelve stuttering months for England. Under a new editor, Scyld Berry, the 2008 Almanack is the first Wisden to...

Life is very rarely dull or quiet when Sir Ian Botham is around. One of Britain's greatest sportsmen, 'Beefy' has always worked hard and played hard, and this book reflects that. Botham has compiled some of his favourite stories from a life devoted to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768202260Author Mike HenryFormat HardbackPage Count 84Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 120g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190743Author Frank BirbalsinghFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 346g

Cricket is a very old game in Scotland - far older than football, a sport which sometimes exercises a baleful, obsessive and deleterious effect on the national psyche. Cricket goes back at least as far as the Jacobite rebellions and their sometimes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785072642Author Dr. Dan DiaperFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint New Generation PublishingPublisher New Generation PublishingWeight(grams)...

Derbyshire County Cricket Club has had its share of big names and fascinating stories down the years. In Their Own Words recounts the county's history, ever since the Second World War, through the eyes and words of the men who helped create it. Beginning...

After England's cricketers famously lost to Australia at the Oval in August 1882 a mock obituary notice was published in the "Sporting Times", announcing that 'the body [of English cricket] would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia'. It was this...

A celebration of three decades of cricket and a unique insight into the world of radio and broadcasting.Book InformationISBN 9781846890628Author Peter BaxterFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Quiller Publishing LtdPublisher Quiller Publishing...

Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to umpire a match in which the bowlers wore top hats, and gentlemen thought that wearing pads and gloves was beneath their dignity? 'The Meadow at Chapel Hill Cross' takes you back to the opening of...

Born in Bolton tells the history of the 38 first-class cricketers, including 12 Test Players, to have been born in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. The first was Walter Hardcastle, born in Great Bolton in 1843, while the most recent are Matt Parkinson...

Former England captain and impeccably stylish batsman David Gower, himself inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame, here takes a leap of faith and names his 50 greatest players of all time.Going back through the history of the game, he honours the finest...

Sussex and England superstar Maurice Tate's story is one of triumph and fame, controversy and tragedy. In the 1920s and 1930s, the all-rounder was the world's most popular cricketer, famed for his brilliant bowling and broad smile - unlike his infamous...

This new edition of C. L. R. James's classic Beyond a Boundary celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the greatest books on sport and culture ever written. Named one of the Top 50 Sports Books of All Time by Sports Illustrated"Beyond a Boundary . ...

'Punchy's Hampshire Years' tells the story of Alan Rayment's life from 1949 to 1959, the years when he spent his summers inside the game of cricket. The book, following on from 'Punchy through the Covers', was to be the second of a three-volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857043412Author Andrew HignellFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780911809Author Christopher HiltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999777425Author Keith BoothFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Chequered Flag PublishingPublisher Chequered Flag Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879727703Author Tom MelvilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Bowling Green University Popular Press,USPublisher University of Wisconsin Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859838020Author Richard SydenhamFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473190545Author Kevin KeysFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Kevin KeysPublisher Kevin KeysWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

This book looks back on Northamptonshire CCC's past, reflecting on the achievements of 100 players whose influence on the club was particularly significant. Each player biography is accompanied by detailed statistical information and illustrations. Among...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670094820Author Amit SinhaFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm * 50mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906190279Author Clem SeecheramFormat PaperbackPage Count 311Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 478g