... most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. ... departure of Stuart Broad, Michael Collins on English cricket's equity problem, as well as articles by Ebony ...
... most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. ... departure of Stuart Broad, Michael Collins on English cricket's equity problem, as well as articles by Ebony ...
... most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. ... departure of Stuart Broad, Michael Collins on English cricket's equity problem, as well as articles by Ebony ...
... - is here. About the Author This is Lawrence Booth's eighth year as Editor of Wisden, although he has contributed for many years. He is also cricket writer for the Daily Mail and author of several critically acclaimed ...
... features and comprehensive records. "There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously Wisden" Andrew Baker in The Daily Telegraph About the Author Lawrence Booth writes the ...
... features and comprehensive records. "There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year- it's obviously Wisden" Andrew Baker in The Daily Telegraph About the Author Lawrence Booth writes the ...
... features and comprehensive records. "There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously Wisden" Andrew Baker in The Daily Telegraph About the Author Lawrence Booth writes the ...
... , Neville Cardus and Gideon Haigh, The Essential Wisden is a must-have for any dedicated reader of the Almanack - and indeed for any devoted follower of the history of cricket - providing a fascinating lens through which ...
... Cricketers' Almanack , has collected Wisden for fifty years and was co-author of The Wisden Collector's Guide (2011). He is a Vice-President of Hampshire CCC and President of Eversley Cricket Club in Hampshire, where ...
... six writers and commentators selected for the MCC's 'Cricket's Crown Jewels' exhibition in the Lord's Museum celebrating 150 years of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014. Author: Brian Levison. Format: Hardcover Non ...
... six writers and commentators selected for the MCC's 'Cricket's Crown Jewels' exhibition in the Lord's Museum celebrating 150 years of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014. Author: Brian Levison. Format: Hardcover Non ...
... six writers and commentators selected for the MCC's 'Cricket's Crown Jewels' exhibition in the Lord's Museum celebrating 150 years of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2014. Author: Brian Levison. Format: Hardcover Non ...
... The Editor" appeared in Wisden in 1901, the editor's opinions have become a feature of the Almanack, the first pages that ... Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Sports & Recreation Ball Games Cricket
... into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. In October 2013, Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in a Wisden all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Author: Wasim ...
... 2022, England needed something new. For 145 years, Test cricket was played mainly in one way: batters laid a foundation ... Booth has edited the last 12 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and has won awards for his work ...
... features some of the greatest writers in the history of cricket - John Woodcock, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Alan Lee, Gideon ... is also the obituaries editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and a regular book reviewer for ...
... the popular cricket blog The Old Batsman. He co-wrote the award-winning documentary Death of a Gentleman, and his collaboration with the former England bowler Simon Jones, The Test , won the Wisden Almanack's Book of ...
... . Her work has appeared around the Caribbean and the globe for international cricket websites such as ESPNcricinfo and in the esteemed Wisden Almanack. Her MPhil in Cultural Studies from The University of the West Indies ...
... . But it was in the nature of cricket that Larwood should eventually settle happily in Australia, the country whose batsmen he once haunted. Wisden Almanack, Obituary Author: Harold Larwood. Format: Paperback Non ...
... playground through to the pitch. The Johnny Ball books are Matt's first fiction series. Tanya Aldred joined Wisden Cricket Monthly in 1997 and stayed long enough to see Andrew Flintoff's first Test century. Her 2005 book ...
... . His books include Tom Graveney at Lord's , and he is a former editor of Wisden Cricket Monthly . David Kynaston has written twenty books, including Austerity Britain, Family Britain and Modernity Britain . His most ...
... can. 'A warm and generous history that glows with love as well as learning.' - Wisden Cricket Monthly 'A very good cricketing history indeed, and highly recommended.' - Marcus Berkmann, The Spectator 'You name it, it's ...
... . Freddie is also a freelance journalist, specialising in T20 cricket. He has written for ESPNcricinfo, The Cricket Monthly, All Out Cricket, CricBuzz, Wisden India and others. Author: Tim Wigmore. Format: Hardcover Non ...
... the Australian team, earning honours including the Wisden Cricketer of the Year (2002), the Allan ... the Year (2003 and 2004). Upon retiring from international cricket in 2008, Gilchrist played for the Indian Premier League ...
... his flipper. It's a journey from the world's great cricket grounds to the poorest areas of the sub-continent, Africa and ... history. In 2001, he was named one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. Justin is also the author ...
... a co-author of the second and third editions of Soccer For Dummies . Tom grew up in England playing cricket but has now spent over two decades in America introducing the sport to new fans. Author: Julian Knight. Format ...
... is a genuine all-rounder, equally inept with both bat and ball - and he steadfastly believes that cricket is the funniest, and hence best, sport that humanity has ever invented. Author: Dan Liebke. Format: Paperback Non ...
... century at Old Trafford in 1993 to Ben Stokes's heroics at Lord's and Headingley in 2019, This Is Cricket captures many of the game's most extraordinary events and players. The striking images of on-field action as well ...
... , global rivalries and watching the game at the ground and at home. About the Authors Malcolm Conn is the chief cricket writer at The Australian . He has won several awards for his writing and in 1999 became the first ...
... - are fascinating, forthright and informed by more than three decades of involvement at the game's highest level. In Cricket as I See It he gives us his wisdom and opinions on the game he loves - from epic Tests, the ...
... who has spent many seasons at her sons playing fields, provides a complete guide to the intricacies of cricket for all those bemused supporters to whom this sport is a complete mystery. She also includes valuable advice ...
... The Roar, The Guardian, First Post and Greenfield Post . He's also a regular on The Short Ball Cricket Podcast and White Line Wireless internet radio commentary. Dan is a genuine all-rounder, equally inept with both bat ...
... clear illustrations and photographs of the professionals in action. The book includes: Playing the game: how to play cricket, the rules, positions on the pitch, how to score The laws of the game: from scoring to umpiring ...
... many more, are revealed in the miscellany section, and which are sure to delight cricket lovers. A History & Guide to the Cricket World Cup is informative, factual and engaging, and is sure to make the perfect companion ...
... game' in New Zealand until the early years of the twentieth century. This book shows why and how cricket developed in New Zealand and how its character changed across time. Greg Ryan examines the emergence and growth of ...
... world will find this volume provides a new perspective for the debate and an invaluable insight into the cricketing careers of some of Australia's all-time Immortals. About the Author Liam Hauser is a sports journalist ...
... and Lindsay Hassett were cheered on by their uniformed countrymen. Inevitably there was a sombre side to cricket's wartime account. From renowned Test stars such as Hedley Verity to the keen but modest club player ...
... edition from Australian sport's master storyteller Ken Piesse will have you laughing out loud. The perfect book for any cricket fan, it covers the biggest names in the game - from The Don, Big Merv and the Chappells to ...
... a path-breaking enquiry into the social history of the summer game. It is written by two specialist cricket historians and based on extensive primary research. It traces the history of the sport at grassroots level from ...
... as those in Afro-Caribbean and South Asian communities, and how this has demanded adaptation by cricket's governing authorities. The book also considers the international context in which the game continues to develop ...
... on the game's biggest players and dramas through the ages in Great Achievers and Characters in Australian Cricket . About the Author Roland Perry has published 27 books in a range of genres including biography, politics ...
... the most published living sports author in Australia. He has written, edited or published 85 books, including 60 on cricket - among them Fifteen Minutes of Fame: Australia's 70 One-Test Wonders. He is an in-demand after ...
... all, only challenged by soccer as the world's most popular sport. The Wicket Wit of Cricket is a sumptuous feast of cricket's greatest tales, legends and anecdotes all spread out across the clubhouse table in bite-sized ...
... find comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action. County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players r egistered to the counties at the ...
... take-no-prisoners affairs. A bowler himself, author Ashley Mallett played 38 Tests during the heyday of Australian cricket in the 1970s and 1980s and has been hailed as one of Australia's best spinners. His diving left ...
... 2.3 million fans to matches in England and Wales in 2015. About the Author Graham Tarrant has been a lover of cricket from an early age. He is the author of some 30 books on a variety of subjects, but would swap them all ...
... at Lord's. (It was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The ball hit a box of matches in his pocket.) All cricket is here, including an XI entirely made up of players who share their names with freshwater fish. About the Author ...
... Bradman to Steve Waugh and Ian Botham to Freddie Flintoff, all describe their beloved sport in their own words. Cricket is blessed with quality prose and gifted writing. The nobles and gentlemen who brought the game of ...
... tour of England in 1882, and the subsequent 'recovery' of the Ashes by England in Australia a year later. Cricket's Biggest Mystery: The Ashes is one of the most fascinating books to be written on the foundation of the ...
... from an Indian perspective the book details the little-known story of India's turning point in one-day cricket in Guyana, when Kapil Dev's team in March 1983 beat the previously unassailable West Indies in their backyard ...
... in Florida and charts his deepening affection for both games. How different is taking guard as a cricketing batsman from standing at the baseball plate? How do the techniques, pressure and lifestyles of the professionals ...
... wider social and political contexts within which the game is played. Contributions to this volume do just that. Cricket acts as their point of departure, but the way in which ideas of power, representation and inequality ...
... the first time, here is a pithy, street-wise collection of practical tips you need to know to improve your cricket skills. The tips come not only from Dean Jones, but from other players with many years of experience at ...
... from philosophy and science to history, politics and biography and the myriad facts and figures of the vast cricket universe, Cox brings you a brimming biography of this legendary leathern orb and the heroes, fools and ...
... at Lord's. (It was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The ball hit a box of matches in his pocket.) All cricket is here, including an XI entirely made up of players who share their names with freshwater fish. About the Author ...
... . In this book, Guha offers both a brilliantly charming memoir and a charter of the life of cricket in India. He traces the game across every level at which it is played: school, college, club, state and country. He ...
... his favourite players as well as his observations on the game. About the Author In Merv Hughes' 104 Cricket Legends , he shares his thoughts on the importance of training effectively, learning by watching how the best ...
... work would be the place for a tomb that would be central to Australia's remembrance of war dead. The Glass Cricket Ball is a story of Waller's life, the creation of a great artwork and the bringing home and re-burial ...
... components : Includes metal dice, rolling mat, and scorepad Miniature book: A 32-page informative mini book includes cricket trivia and the rules of the game Portable : Ideal for travel or at the office Perfect gift: A ...
... was fast, but his unrivalled leadership skills contrasted with his repeated failures with the bat. Away from cricket, Brearley possessed a range of cultural interests along with a sharp intellect, which saw him achieve ...
... are the context which explain bodyline and its repercussions. Bodyline was a watershed in the history of cricket and politics were publicly seen as part of sport. This book offers a radical reappraisal of bodyline ...
... and much-loved accompaniment for anyone interested in the English game. Featured in Wisden Cricket Monthly, The Cricket Paper, The Cricketer and on wisden.com. The 43rd edition tells you all you need to know about every ...
... English Literature at Cambridge and now lives in Oxford. He has written for, amongst others, Wisden Cricket Monthly, Hindustan Times and Daily Telegraph. Author: Nathan Leamon. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Sports ...
... occasions. He has also claimed two British Sports Book Awards and is the first writer to have won the Wisden Cricket Book of the Year on three occasions. His biography of the Chariots of Fire runner Eric Liddell, For the ...
... Gambler Fixer Spy was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and was Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2013 book of the year. He lives in London. Author: Ed Hawkins. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books ...
... supplements and edited many one-off magazines and supplements. He is also the obituaries editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and a regular book reviewer for The Cricketer magazine. He edited The Times on the Ashes ...
... since April 2018. He has covered Sri Lankan cricket and its history for international publications including ESPN's The Cricket Monthly and Wisden's The Nightwatchman. Author: Nicholas Brookes. Format: Hardcover Non ...
... Checkbooks and Winners and Losers . Tim Wigmore is the author of Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution , which won the Wisden Book of the Year and Telegraph Cricket Book of the Year awards in 2020. He is a sports writer ...
... 's five cricketers of the twentieth century; a sporting idol across the globe; a maverick magnet for the tabloids. But the millions of words written and spoken about Shane after his explosive arrival on the Test cricket ...
... . He is a prize-winning author having previously won Wisden Book of the Year, The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year and the British Sports Book Awards Cricket Book of the Year. Previous titles include Fred Trueman ...
... on Shane Warne's extraordinary cricketing career and his life off the pitch. Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do. The leg-spinner who rewrote the record books. One of Wisden's five cricketers of the twentieth ...
... Amiss has had an extraordinary career. He is one of England's cricketing greats, with 100 first-class hundreds to his name and a place as one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year. Hugely well-respected on and off the pitch ...
... lists. 86 centuries. 479 wickets. Bill Edrich was one of the biggest cricket stars of his time along with Denis Compton and Len Hutton. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940 and played football for Norwich City ...
... The Don . 'Roland Perry is gloriously readable, always thoughtful.' Wisden The 1932-33 Ashes was the most notorious and polarising series in the history of cricket. The events of that turbulent summer centred around Don ...
... played a key role in the formation of national culture. As a consequence, he failed, and the history of cricket in England has retained the same stresses and lineaments as it did a century ago - until now. In examining ...
... and researchers in sports economics, sports-related and gender studies. More generally, it will appeal to lovers of cricket who wish to read about the game in terms which are more than simply anecdotal. Author: Vani Kant ...
... 's shock 2023 World Cup victory in front of 92,000 in Ahmedabad. From over three decades of covering cricket's greatest matches, in Indian Summers Gideon Haigh, author of On the Ashes , has brought together a collection ...
... cupboards and stuffed in undies drawers - Jesse Hogan takes you inside their lounge rooms as well as cricket's dressing rooms. Their stories contain salutary lessons for the game's future. As such, this is a conversation ...
... Jim has been the sound of our summer. In his long-awaited memoir he reflects on his life and career, on key cricket moments that he's witnessed, and on the many and varied characters he's met along the way. The Sound of ...
... . C L R James, one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, was devoted to the game of cricket. In this classic summation of half a lifetime spent playing, watching and writing about the sport, he recounts the ...
... Fire is Ben Stokes' brand new book, and in it he tells the story of England's electrifying first ever Cricket World Cup triumph, as well as this summer's momentous Ashes Test series. It is the ultimate insider's account ...
... observer and commentator, he knows all the key figures in the sport and has witnessed first-hand some of cricket's greatest moments. From epic Test matches and titans of the game like Lara, Warne and Tendulkar to his own ...
... now picked up 310 wickets from 76 Tests, joining the elite 300 Test wicket club before retiring from Test cricket earlier this year to concentrate on the shorter forms of the game. He also has a formidable limited-overs ...
... they inspired a profound moral and aesthetic revaluation of the game, and changed the way we think about cricket, art and Australia. In this inventive, fresh and compelling work of history, Haigh reveals how Trumper, and ...
... to chucking, Speed had plenty to occupy his four-year term in the job. As CEO of the International Cricket Council from 2001 to 2008, Speed oversaw the emergence of India as the game′s superpower; the introduction of ...
... longer - or at least more vigorously - than the rest.' In this irresistible memoir of a life lived in cricket, Vic Marks returns to the heady days when Richards and Botham were young men yet to unleash their talents on ...
... media spokesperson. After initially studying medicine at university - and having to change degrees so she could play cricket for Australia - she now works as a genetic counsellor in addition to being a commentator on Fox ...
... dodgy pitches created a love of competition and developed the skills and the toughness that took them to the top in test cricket. Author: Steve Cannane. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Sports & Recreation Ball Games ...
... to dust - if Thommo don't get ya, Lillee must . . .' About the Author Ashley Mallett played test cricket with Jeff Thompson and is the author of many books, including Chappelli Speaks Out (Allen + Unwin, 2005) and One of ...
... demi-god, or will his team-mates even notice the difference? This is the humorous and heartwarming story of that cricket season, as the White Hunters go from disaster to triumph. It is a tale of competitiveness, suspense ...
... tells the full story of how England built one of the most extraordinary sides ever seen in limited-overs cricket. First in 2019 and then in 2022, they produced a series of mesmerising performances to win two World Cups ...
... Tests - or even 50-over games? From Azeem to Ashes takes a hard-nosed but affectionate and humorous look at cricket. It's a book written for those who want to protect its future. Author: Jon Berry. Format: Paperback Non ...
... more than 20 years. He wrote regularly for The Guardian during the 2006-07 Ashes series and has won the Australian Cricket Society's Literary Award five times. He has written or edited more than 20 books, including The ...
... 's culture, looks at the factors that led to the island becoming a powerful influence in West Indies cricket and pays tribute to the cricketers who made Barbados famous in its pre-independence days. Author: Greg Young ...
... that one will need more than just runs and wickets to make it in the alpha-dominated grade cricket jungle, where blokes like Nuggsy, Bruiser, Deeks and Robbo reign supreme. Through it all, The Grade Cricketer lays ...
... in 1981 for the Ashes Home series, leading England to one of their most famous victories. Since retiring from cricket in 1982 he now works as a psychoanalyst, and is a lecturer on leadership and motivation. Ed Smith is ...
... fields of war. The declaration of war on 3 September 1939 brought to an end a golden age of British cricket, the likes of which has never been repeated. At least 216 of 283 registered British first-class players joined ...
... toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it's a book about the healing power of cricket, and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances. About the Author Anthony 'Harry ...
... a TV show ending. Twelve Summers is hilarious, moving and thought provoking. Even if you aren't a fan of cricket, you'll find a lot to love in this book. Author: Adam Zwar. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Biographies ...
... would be a bonus. From Somerset stalwart to acclaimed writer and broadcaster, Vic Marks has lived a life steeped in cricket. In Late Cuts he takes us beyond the boundary rope, sharing the parts of the game fans don't get ...