Cricket And All That

Author : Henry Blofeld
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340819739
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cricket and All that written by Henry Blofeld and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a hilarious and irreverent account of a sport that originated in 16th century England and was then gradually fed to the British Empire whose members regularly outplay the old country. The author's probing research has uncovered hitherto most secret scandals amongst the governing bodies of the game and of the complex lives of some of the great heroes of the past and present day. With his outrageous and contagious sense of humour the author has written a book which explains why cricket is a national institution.

Author : Daniel Melamud
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847868575
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book This is Cricket written by Daniel Melamud and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR award and the TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR, this book is a celebration of the elegance and timeless beauty of cricket—its greatest and most stylish players, from past heroes to today’s stars, along with its idyllic and hallowed grounds. Cricket has been played for over three hundred years and in some ways remains largely unchanged. It is this timelessness, and the style and spirit in which the game is conducted, which is celebrated in This Is Cricket. The book brings together such idyllic settings as Sir Paul Getty's Ground in Buckinghamshire, U.K., surrounded by rolling countryside, with the Otago cricket ground in New Zealand set against a backdrop of mountains, as well as the sport's most hallowed pitches, including Lord's (opened by Thomas Lord in 1814) and Melbourne Cricket Ground, which hosted the first-ever International "Test" match in 1877. Readers will venture on a journey to the Caribbean, where the fast bowling attack of the West Indies reigned in the 1970s, and to India, where cricket soared to new heights in the 1980s. From Shane Warne's hat-trick at the MCG in 1994 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 as candid dressing-room moments, some published here for the first time, are taken by some of the most respected photographers in sport. Featuring bucolic village greens, charming pavilions, endearing team portraits, extraordinary catches, devastating bowling, heroic batting, stylish sweaters, and silly fancy dress, this book illustrates why cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and why it is truly loved by so many.

Author : Ramachandra Guha
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509841407
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Picador Book of Cricket written by Ramachandra Guha and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tribute to the finest writers on the game of cricket and an acknowledgement that the great days of cricket literature are behind us. There was a time when major English writers – P. G. Wodehouse, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alec Waugh – took time off to write about cricket, whereas the cricket book market today is dominated by ghosted autobiographies and statistical compendiums. The Picador Book of Cricket celebrates the best writing on the game and includes many pieces that have been out of print, or difficult to get hold of, for years. Including Neville Cardus, C. L. R. James, John Arlott, V. S. Naipaul, and C. B. Fry, this anthology is a must for any cricket follower or anyone interested in sports writing elevated to high art.

Author : Jon Hotten
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473522390
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Meaning of Cricket written by Jon Hotten and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 propelled at almost 100 miles an hour takes the body and brain to the edges of their capabilities, yet its abiding image is of the gentle village green, and the glorious absurdities of the amateur game. In The Meaning of Cricket, Jon Hotten attempts to understand this fascinating, frustrating and complex sport. Blending legendary players, from Vivian Richards to Mark Ramprakash, Kevin Pietersen to Ricky Ponting, with his own cricketing story, he explores the funny, moving and melancholic impact the game can have on an individual life.

Author : Denis Charles Scott Compton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780720711011
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cricket and All that written by Denis Charles Scott Compton and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Blofeld
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 9780340819746
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cricket and All That written by Henry Blofeld and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2002 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 probing research has uncovered hitherto unrevealed secret scandals amongst the governing bodies of the game and of the complex lives of some of the great heroes of the past and present day. He reveals the plots and sub-plots that have, it can now be said, livened up the MCC Committee meetings at Lord's over the years. Totally outrageous, written with Henry Blofeld's contagious sense of humour, Cricket and All That shows cricket as a game that has had a profound effect on the very structure of English life.

Author : Arthur Mailey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 10 for 66 and All that written by Arthur Mailey and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : E. F. Benson
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cricket of Abel, Hirst, and Shrewsbury written by E. F. Benson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Cricket of Abel, Hirst, and Shrewsbury" by E. F. Benson and Eustace H. Miles served as a useful reference for those who wished to begin or better their skills at the game of Cricket. From battling in game to how to train for a match, this book lays out the ground rules for this popular game. To this day, this text continues to be used by athletes and leisure players of this popular sport alike.

Author : James Pycroft
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368174819
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cricket-Field written by James Pycroft and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

Author : GURMEET SINGH DANG
Publisher : GURMEETWEB TECHNICAL LABS
ISBN 13 : 9359750107
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cricket eBook written by GURMEET SINGH DANG and published by GURMEETWEB TECHNICAL LABS. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: