The Art of Batting

The Craft of Cricket's Greatest Run Scorers - WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR NOMINEE 2025

By: Jarrod Kimber

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Hardcover | 8 July 2025

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240 Pages

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THIS GROUND-BREAKING BOOK REVEALS THE SCIENCE, SKILL AND CULTURE THAT MADE THE 50 GREATEST BATTERS OF ALL TIME.

Most batters just do their best, yet the top players create art. It is physically impossible to face an 80mph delivery and track it with your eyes, yet the greatest batters do more than just watch the ball, they can see into the future.

This book is about the batters who see what mortals don't: Javed Miandad purposefully making errors to manipulate the field; Sachin Tendulkar digging up a pitch to take on Warne; Shivnarine Chanderpaul practising non-stop on a beach until he mastered his technique; and Joe Root playing against spin as a result of three random events. Others, such as Smith, Pietersen and Richards, carried on the work of a man 100 years before their time, meanwhile Ranji changed cricket with a bucket.

Their methods and stories are different, but their currency is the same: runs. Through interviews with cricketing greats such as David 'Bumble' Lloyd, Nasser Hussain, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara, this book shows you the science, skill and culture that made the 50 greatest batters of all time - and, ultimately, how they conquered leather with willow.

About the Author

Jarrod Kimber is a Melbournian writer, commentator and analyst based in London who has had almost every job in cricket, except for playing it. Jarrod has written for ESPNcricinfo, SPIN Magazine and has built his own media network, Good Areas. If there is a cricket match on, he is probably watching it.

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