Cricket

A century has always had a special resonance, in all walks of life, and none more so than in cricket.

** Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award **Fanatical about cricket since he was a boy, Miles Jupp would do anything to see his heroes play.

Collecting hundreds of quips and quotes, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Test Match Special Book of Cricket Quotes is a cricket fan s indispensable guide to bats, beards, boundaries and bowls.

For over 50 years, Test Match Special has provided listeners with every Test cricket ball, batting average, and plenty of views from the boundary, too.

He played that so late, it was almost posthumous.

In 1957 a whole day's play of a Test Match was broadcast on BBC Radio for the first time with the slogan 'Don't miss a ball, we broadcast them all'.

Following the success of A Delicious Slice of Johnners, Barry Johnston has edited another delightful anthology based on three of his father s most popular books, Brian Johnston s Guide to Cricket, Chatterboxes and It s Been a Piece of Cake.

One man, one bike, two Mongoose cricket bats, one tropical disease, 16,000 miles and a lot of dead kangaroos .

Cricket, Lovely Cricket is a journey around the perennially curious world of cricket, leaving no metaphorical leg-break unturned and peering at the game from every conceivable angle.

An excellent book on a topic rarely explained, Practical Groundsmanship will be the greatest possible assistance to all who have a responsibility of turf upkeep, from the park-keeper to the groundsman of the smallest local sports club.

'The best book on captaincy, written by an expert' - Mike AthertonMike Brearley is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, and, in 1981, he captained the England team to the momentous Ashes series victory against Australia.

A fascinating biography of an English country gentleman and cricketer who becomes a devoted missionary.

This book paints a detailed picture of Sussex village life by following its various characters over the course of a day that centres around a local cricket match.

In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia and Michael, who is sixteen, is enthralled.

'To say "e;the best cricket book ever written"e; is piffingly inadequate praise' Guardian'Great claims have been made for [Beyond a Boundary] since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book ever written; that it brings the outsider a privileged insight into West Indian culture; that it is a severe examination of the colonial condition.

What I Love About Cricket is the story of a summer when a 'master' cricket obsessive teaches his novice 'pupil' the wisdom of the game.

In 1999, England slumped to a new low in their tumultuous cricket history.

The great C L R James once asked: 'What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?

They are the masters of deception, the jokers in the pack; illusionists conjuring wickets out of thin air with nothing more than an ambled approach and a wonky grip.

A fat boy with a passion for sweets and a loathing for games, the young Michael Simkins finds in cricket a sport where size doesn't necessarily matter and a full-blown obsession is born.

Described by the media as 'the David Beckham of cricket', Kevin has become the poster boy for English cricket.

Never before has the whole world of cricket been collected in one, really quite large volume.

Cricket defines Englishness like no other national pastime.

WISDEN'S THE LAWS OF CRICKET sets out in full the text of the new laws of cricket, 42 in number (with permission of the MCC which own the copyright in them).

A cricket tea is an integral part of any cricket match.

Don Kenyon was a 'leader of champions and a champion of leaders' for good reason: he was his own man.

Often described as the greatest cricketer of all time, W.

Since 1858 cricketers from all over the world have dreamed of performing beneath the unchanging gaze of Father Time.

In the summer of 1988 England began its Test series against the mighty West Indies with a draw at Trent Bridge.

The achievements of the great Victorian cricketer continue to fascinate.

Thomas Lord's ground is one of the most famous sporting venues in the world.

HIGHLIGHTS OF A CAREER IN CRICKET FROM BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED UMPIRE, THE LATE DICKIE BIRD.

THE LATE CRICKET LEGEND DICKIE BIRD, IN HIS OWN WORDS.

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.

It's hard to believe MONTY PANESAR only arrived on the international cricketing scene in March 2006.

In this 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.

The story of a lifetime at the very centre of international cricket, from the most respected TV commentator in the game.

The unauthorised biography of the world's most entertaining - and Britain's most successful - cricketing all-rounderIn his prime, year in, year out, Ian Botham provided the most memorable moments of the cricketing season.

From working the land in Narromine to winning cricket's World Cup three times, Glenn McGrath has always faced life with fierce determination and an unerring will to succeed, despite the odds.

What is the highest number of runs a player has scored in Test matches without ever being dismissed?

In January 1929, before 20,000 spectators, Norwich City of the Third Division South went down 0-5 in the third round of the FA Cup to an amateur side composed of ex-public school boys who disdained professional tactics in favour of instinct and teamwork.

The astonishing feats of Sir Jack Hobbs continue to resonate more than a century after he first played Test cricket.

In "The Power Plant Mental Strength 2" Sami Duymaz alias Samuel Samiris continua la sua affascinante spedizione nel mondo della forza mentale.

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 'Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history .

Marcus Berkmann, author of the cricket classics Rain Men and Zimmer Men, returns to the great game with this irresistible miscellany of cricketing trivia, stories and more fascinating facts than Geoffrey Boycott could shake a stick of rhubarb at.

Winner of the MCC Book of the Year AwardHis father was a first-class cricketer, his grandfather was a slave.

This second edition of Young Wisden is the perfect introduction to one of the most enjoyable world sports.

Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game's one true living legend and his story both on and off the pitch reads like a Boy's Own rollercoaster ride.

There are many cricket books, and they are all the same.