Cricket

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017'Exquisite' Gideon Haigh'Magical, a head rush, a marvel' Rahul Bhattacharya'Startlingly original' Matthew EngelIn 1975 Patrick Eagar took some photographs which were unlike any cricket photographs anyone had seen before.

Never Surrender: The Life of Douglas Jardine is the enthralling story of England's most controversial cricket captain, forever associated with bodyline bowling on MCC's tour to Australia in 1932/33.

The Life and Death of Andy Ducat is the fascinating and captivating biography of one of England's earliest sporting heroes.

And Bring the Darkness Home is a haunting exploration of how the mental scars of war destroyed an international cricket career, tore a family apart and left destitute a man who seemed to have it all.

Former Gloucestershire Media Sports Writer of the Year Rob Harris has been playing village cricket for almost 40 years.

Bowler's Name?

Do They Play Cricket in Ireland?

Kings in Waiting is the story of how Somerset failed to win their maiden Championship title despite finishing second five times during the 2010s.

Bails and Boardrooms is the story of one of Middlesex cricket's best-loved players - a man who used the sport to change his life.

Too Black to Wear Whites is the compelling story of Krom Hendricks, the first black South African sporting hero.

Sachin and Azhar at Cape Town is the story of an incredible partnership between Tendulkar and Azharuddin in the Newlands Test of 1997.

For over a decade Luke Fletcher has been a firm fan favourite at Trent Bridge.

The Thin White Line: The Inside Story of Cricket's Greatest Scandal tells the story of the spot-fixing scandal of 2010, which sent shockwaves through the sport.

Last Wicket Stand is an honest account of one man's search for meaning, purpose and reinvention, both for himself and the sport he loves.

In March 1977, England cricket captain Tony Greig was arguably the most famous and popular sportsman in the country, and the best all-rounder in world cricket.

A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today.

Award-winning cricket writer Mark Peel charts the development of the England captaincy - from the autocratic captains of the post-war years to the dual captaincy of the present, where power is shared between captain and coach.

Mike Brearley was one of England's greatest cricket captains.

Cricket, England's gentle summer game, was shaken to its core by demonstrations, strikes, arrests and violence amid growing global disgust at apartheid, ahead of South Africa's planned 1970 tour.

In the early 80s, 20 black West Indian cricketers were paid more than $100,000 each to take part in rebel tours of apartheid South Africa.

Gunner: My Life in Cricket is the revealing and absorbing autobiography of Ian Gould, the former England cricketer who became one of the best umpires in the world.

Tim Quelch takes a nostalgic look back on a 60s childhood and early adulthood immersed in Sussex sport.

The life and times of Middlesex and England wicketkeeper-batsman John 'JT' Murray, one of the acknowledged greats of English post-war cricket.

One of cricket's great characters, Franklyn Stephenson was branded a 'rebel' for touring in apartheid South Africa with a West Indian XI.

Kent v Lancashire 1906 tells the story of a remarkable painting, commissioned at the height of cricket's golden age and at the apogee of Britain's colonial power.

Five Trophies and a Funeral examines how a cricketing fairy tale became a cautionary story for sports clubs, and asks 'what next?

Ruling the World tells the enthralling story of the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Of all games, cricket has long prided itself on its ethical traditions, but to modern skeptics the idea of cricket encapsulating a higher morality is actually something of a myth.

From sun-kissed olive groves to frosty pine glades, cricket is played in every corner of continental Europe.

Barbados-born John Holder arrived in England during the 1960s as part of the second wave of West Indian immigrants recruited by London Transport after the war.

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Real International Cricket charts cricket's global evolution across the last 175 years.

Nothing stops for cricket in Yorkshire.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club has had its share of big names and fascinating stories down the years.

On the back of winning the Ashes in the summer of 1977, England headed off on a gruelling and punishing four-month winter tour of Pakistan and New Zealand - the first without the MCC moniker.

The year 2015 was a historic one for the England women's cricket team, their first full year as professional players and with every ball of their Ashes series live on television and radio.

In 1968 Yorkshire County Cricket Club was the dominant force in English cricket, yet by 1986 it had slid to become one of the game's also-rans.

Former county cricketer and one-time England Test batsman Alan Butcher was looking for a new challenge after leaving his job coaching Surrey County Cricket Club.

Mike Yardy is one of only 11 English cricketers to reach the absolute pinnacle of his profession.

In 1979, Afghanistan erupted into one of the most brutal civil wars ever.

Stumps & Runs & Rock 'n' Roll is Tim Quelch's sixty-year account of growing up and growing older with cricket, spanning the period between Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1952 and the present day.

Who scored the 5000th international century?

Shane Warne has shown the world how to bowl leg spin.

As a former county player, Andrew Murtagh is often asked, "e;who is the best batsman he has ever played with or against?

Throughout the 1980s, England lurched between the highs of Ashes victories and the lows of on-field humiliation and a series of controversies involving tabloid scandals, South African rebel tours, and Pakistani umpires.

Thanks to his discovery of a collection of scrapbooks and memorabilia, writer and filmmaker Michael Burns is able to relate for the first time the remarkable story of Surrey and England cricketer Jack Crawford.

As the world's second most popular sport, cricket is much richer and more diverse than many realize.

Ambassadors of Goodwill: MCC Tours between 1946/47 and 1970/71 looks at the death of the amateur ideal in English cricket.

From quaint beginnings on the lush fields of Hilton College, a whirlwind introduction into the Test arena against Australia announced Mike Procter as a serious contender for the tag of greatest all-rounder of all time.

Over and Out is the remarkable story of a neglected cricket hero.