Cricket

This is a compelling and irreverent account of a sport that originated in 16th century England and was then gradually fed to the British Empire; nowadays, of course England are regularly outplayed by most of the commonwealth countries. The author's...

Cricket's Fifty Most Important Moments charts the sport's long, colourful and sometimes controversial history, delving into its most significant moments on and off the cricket field.Tracing the sport's development from its early days in the 18th century...

Im in the team can you come and watch me play? If you will be sitting by a cricket pitch this summer, mystified by the antics on the field in front of you, Cricket Made Simple is the book for you. Not only will it help to explain what is going on from...

Cricket is a summer game, intended to be played on green fields under blue skies and warm sun. But, for the first time, a book explores the mesmerising beauty of cricket grounds in winter, carpeted with snow, through remarkable colour photographs...

England against Australia for the Ashes - it is one of the oldest and greatest rivalries in sport and almost its entire history has been covered in The Times. The whole story is here: from Shane Warne's ball of the century in 1993 to Gilbert Jessop's...

When Wisden Cricketers' Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they "carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857043627Author Andrew HignellFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

In 2018, the Belgian national football team finished third in the FIFA World Cup and reached number one in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's Rankings. With a squad boasting the likes of Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku they possess some of the...

Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket, Shane Warne was a giant of his time. A sporting hero and national icon, young cricketers today are inspired by his leg spin legacy.Perhaps the most charismatic personality of any...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901746068Author Bill AlleyFormat HardbackPage Count 197Imprint Empire Publications LtdPublisher Empire Publications LtdWeight(grams) 486g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947821449Author Paul AkeroydFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint J.W.McKenziePublisher J.W.McKenzieWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 21mm

Andrew Strauss, one of the most successful and respected England cricket captains of the modern era, announced his retirement from professional cricket at the end of 2012. In DRIVING AMBITION he gives a candid account of the highs and lows of his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907598395Author John LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Candlestick PressPublisher Candlestick PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 137mm * 3mm

Cricket is a strange game. It is a team sport that is almost entirely dependent on individual performance. Its combination of time, opportunity and the constant threat of disaster can drive its participants to despair. To survive a single delivery...

The great Sir Donald Bradman's test-match batting average of 99.94 is an achievement matching that of any other sporting great. Now, you can achieve greatness as well with Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game. In this one-of-a-kind collection, the...

Tony Greig is remembered as the colourful captain who led cricket into its biggest crisis of the last century. An all-rounder who mixed boldness with belligerence, he was the first South African to skipper England, restoring national pride with victory...

Sports fans around the world were enthralled when Australia beat South Africa in that famous World Cup semi-final at Edgbaston in 1999. Among them, in a bar in Cyprus, were two holidaying Icelanders, Ragnar and Stefan. It was the first time they'd...

This definitive and expertly researched work chronicles the careers and life stories of 61 Worcestershire cricketers who played just a single game of Championship cricket for the county. The breadth and depth of material not only provides the career...

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is one of the most exciting cricketers in the world and has improved out of all recognition during the last two years. In 2003, he was England's best player at the World Cup. Then, explosively, he lit up the second half of the...

The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, first published in 1979, is well established as an invaluable and unique source of reference essential to any cricket library. This new volume includes full scorecards and match reports from 1877 to 1977. Originally...

Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future. A memorable and acutely observed portrait of one summer of cricket from an...

Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future. A memorable and acutely observed portrait of one summer of cricket from an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956732194Author Patrick FerridayFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Von Krumm PublishingPublisher Von Krumm PublishingWeight(grams) 700gDimensions(mm)...

Get excited for the 2017-18 Ashes series with this wonderful collection of wacky and hilarious anecdotes from the man who is never stumped for a good cricketing story, Phil Tufnell. A deliciously eccentric series of anecdotes, Tuffers' Cricket Tales is a...

Colin Cowdrey is remembered for the elegance of his strokeplay; but there was more to this complex man than a classical cover drive. Successes were numerous: 114 Test matches, 22 Test hundreds, 100 first-class centuries, countless famous victories and...

In this new anecdotal book, the unstoppable Dickie Bird takes one County Cricket Club at a time and revisits each with the aid of memorabilia, statistics, books and videos. A mass of new hilarious stories flow from Dickie as he flexes his memory: he...

Shortlisted for the 2017 Cross Sports Autobiography of the Year 'Full of illuminating anecdotes, piercing insights and unsparing self-analysis from the former England batsman' The Cricketer Jonathan Trott was England's rock during one of the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788129135773Author Surjit S. BhallaFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.Publisher Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857043399Author Stephen HillFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780915449Author Ian LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

From his time as Captain of England's cricket team to his pioneering work as Bishop of Liverpool, David Sheppard led a remarkable life. Now his story is told in full for the first time in this fascinating and insightful biography. Batting for the Poor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788129118011Author M. L. JaisimhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 281Imprint Rupa Publications India Pvt. LtdPublisher Rupa Publications India Pvt...

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A lot of leather has 'plunk-plicked' against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the noble ball game in just 100 run-grabbing moments...

A lot of leather has 'plunk-plicked' against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the noble ball game in just 100 run-grabbing moments...

PLAYING HARD BALL is a unique sports book, a cultural comparison of two national games - cricket, English in origin and American baseball - written from the viewpoint of a top-class practitioner of both codes. Ed Smith - the young Cambridge University...

PLAYING HARD BALL is a unique sports book, a cultural comparison of two national games - cricket, English in origin and American baseball - written from the viewpoint of a top-class practitioner of both codes. Ed Smith - the young Cambridge University...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorAndrew 'Freddie' Flintoff (MBE) is a bestselling author, broadcaster and former England international cricketer. He lives with his wife, Rachael, and their four...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789362130310Author Mohinder AmarnathFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Harper SportPublisher HarperCollins Publishers India

Cricket is an Indian game accidentally invented by the English, it has famously been said. But India was represented by a cricket team long before it became a nation. Conceived by an unlikely coalition of imperial and local elites, it took twelve...