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  • Brett Lee - My Life

    by Brett Lee, James Knight ...
    The much anticipated autobiography of one of cricket’s greatest fast bowlers.Brett Lee is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the fastest and most exciting pace bowlers to play the game. Intimidating while charming, decent yet ferocious, he is known for his quick-one liners as much as his gutsy bottom-order batting. He has been recorded bowling at speeds of over 160km/h leaving batsmen ... Read more

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  • The English Cricketers’ Trip to Canada and the United States

    by Fred Lillywhite ...
    In 1859, Fred Lillywhite accompanied the twelve top cricketers of the day to Canada and the USA. It was a turning point in the history of the sport – the first overseas cricket tour by an English side.Lillywhite’s account of the trip means that this crucial moment is recorded in detail, from the progress of the matches on the cricket field to the players’ activities off it.This is the original ... Read more

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  • WG Grace

    An Intimate Biography

    by Robert Low ...
    Using contemporary accounts of W.G.'s greatest innings, many for the first time, Robert Low presents a radically new image of the sportsman who was recognised as the pre-eminent athlete of his day.From his emergence as a teenage prodigy to well past his fiftieth year W.G. dominated the game of cricket, taking 2,876 wickets and scoring 54,896 first-class runs in a career lasting an incredible 43 ... Read more

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  • Cricket India: Tales Untold

    Controversies and Contributions

    by Raju Mukherji ...
    With cricket at its soul, Cricket India: Tales Untold is a masterpiece of historyreplete with accounts of rousing patriotism on one hand and petty self-centricity and malice on the otherthe two opposing sentiments that make for the most intriguing study of human nature.It is a tale of a young nation’s grit to master the master’s game and the legendary people who gave their all to lift not only the ... Read more

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  • Cricket Meets AI

    Transforming the Game

    by Alexis Palmer ...
    Revolutionising Cricket with the Power of AI: An Exciting Journey for Fans and ProfessionalsImagine a world where the timeless spirit of cricket meets the cutting-edge innovation of artificial intelligence. This brilliantly crafted book takes you on an exhilarating journey through uncharted territory, demonstrating how AI is transforming cricket in ways you've never imagined.From the first ball ... Read more

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  • Coaching Cultures

    Edited by Neil Carter ...
    Coaches are amongst the most visible figures in sport today but little is known about the history of their profession.This book examines the history of coaching from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century. It uses a number of sports as case studies that includes: cricket, swimming, rugby union, athletics, football and tennis. The focus is largely English but international examples are ... Read more

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  • 36 & Gabba

    The Story of India's Greatest Cricketing Heist

    by Yashaswee Raman ...
    “36 and Gabba” takes readers on a riveting journey through the rollercoaster India tour of Australia 2020-21. Witness the Indian cricket team’s stunning comeback from the historic low of being dismissed for 36 runs in the 1st Test. Amidst the challenges of Covid, the T20 and ODI series play a minimal role, setting the stage for the true spectacle the Test series.Experience the extraordinary ... Read more

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  • Between Overs

    (Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023)

    by Michele Savidge ...
    **SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023**The 1970s in the East Midlands was a decade of mediocrity. As a young girl growing up there, Michéle Savidge seemed destined for a prosaic life. But everything changed when as a 12-year-old she saw Viv Richards bat. At that moment, she fell in love with Richards and with West Indies cricket. She set her sights on becoming a cricket ... Read more

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  • Cricket and Beyond

    by Gulu Ezekiel ...
    This book contains an impressive array of Gulu’s articles on a wide range of sports with an emphasis on cricket which is so close to Gulu’s heart.There are numerous articles on the India Premier League in this collection stretching back to its origins and the reader can judge for himself how perceptive Gulu has been on this vexing issue. On this we share common ground and many of our dire ... Read more

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  • Last-Wicket Stand

    Searching for Redemption, Revival and a Reason to Persevere in English County Cricket

    by Richard Clarke ...
    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. At the start of the 2020 season, English county cricket faced radical change. The Hundred was coming, introducing new 'franchises' playing a new format in the hope of attracting much-needed new audiences. Its inception was controversial. Advocates argued only ... Read more

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  • Jacques Kallis

    Career Highlights as Reported by Times Media, South Africa

    by Sunday Times ...
    Jacques Kallis retired from test cricket as statistically one of the greats to have played the game. Times Media presents the major stories of Kallis' career in this highlights reel stretching from 2001 to 2014. ... Read more

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  • It’s Just Not Cricket (Anymore): How A Traditional Pastime Became A Global Business

    by Richard Freeston-Clough ...
    Cricket is no longer a sedate game played in whites during the day. The gentle crack of leather on willow has been replaced by the crash bang wallop, blaring music and dazzling lights complete with cheerleaders and franchise-style nicknames. Seduced by the lure of TV money, those who run the game have remarkably made cricket less accessible to ordinary people. In 'It's just not cricket (anymore)' ... Read more

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  • Sultan

    A Memoir

    by Wasim Akram, Gideon Haigh ...
    Sultan is the official biography of Wasim Akram, the "sultan of swing", one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket.For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking – his electrifying left-arm pace, his explosive left-handed striking, his leadership and his inspiration. For another twenty years he kept his own counsel about those days, full of drama, controversy and even ... Read more

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  • A Social History of English Cricket

    by Derek Birley ...
    Series series Sports Classics
    Acclaimed as a magisterial, classic work, A Social History of English Cricket is an encyclopaedic survey of the game, from its humble origins all the way to modern floodlit finishes. But it is also the story of English culture, mirrored in a sport that has always been a complex repository of our manners, hierarchies and politics. Derek Birley’s survey of the impact on cricket of two world wars, ... Read more

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  • No-Balls and Googlies

    A Cricket Companion

    by Geoff Tibballs ...
    Cricket is undoubtedly the elegant game, occupying a long-established and distinguished position in the annals of sporting history. Played by gentlemen the world over, the word cricket may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word cricc, meaning a staff or crutch - giving us a game played with a long wooden implement - and the first (reliable) mention dates back to Guildford in the 16th century.No-Balls ... Read more

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  • Clyde Walcott

    Statesman of West Indies cricket

    by Peter Mason ...
    Series series Global Icons
    An essential biography of a cricketing great, exploring his achievements as a player, manager and political activist.This ground-breaking biography of Sir Clyde Walcott explores the extraordinary life and achievements of a man who was both an important activist and one of the greatest cricketers of all time.In the 1950s Walcott was part of the legendary ‘three Ws’ batting triumvirate with Everton ... Read more

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  • The CRICKETERS battle with mental health In their own words

    by CAROLINE ELWOOD-STOKES ...
    Depression within Cricket has hit the headlines in recent years with many household names such as Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison and Marcus Trescothick opening up about their own experiences and battles. One study suggested that the suicide rate among English test cricketers over the years is almost double that of the UK’s male population. The media spotlight surrounding the issue has triggered a ... Read more

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  • The Men Who Raised the Bar

    The evolution of the highest individual score in Test cricket

    by Chris Waters ...
    Few sporting records capture the imagination quite like that of the highest individual score in Test cricket. It is the blue riband record of batting achievement, the ultimate statement of stamina and skill.From Charles Bannerman, who scored 165 for Australia against England in the inaugural Test match in 1877, to Brian Lara, who made 400 not out for West Indies against England in 2004, the record ... Read more

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  • The talkSPORT Quiz Book

    by talkSPORT, Nathan Joyce ...
    ‘The perfect Christmas gift’ – Alan BrazilA brilliantly entertaining and hilarious quiz book from the country’s favourite sports broadcasterKnow your bull calf from your bullseye?Your Hawksbee from your Hawk-Eye?Your Saints from your Seagulls?Then join the talkSPORT team as they test you and your mates or family on some of the greatest sporting moments of the past 50-odd years.With over 2,500 ... Read more

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  • FINDING SEAMS ON APPLES

    DEBATES, DISCUSSIONS AND DISPUTES FROM CRICKET TRAGI WORLDWIDE

    by cricketweb.net ...
    Finding Seams On Apples is a compilation of wit, intelligence and fervour of an online cricket community, and one of the largest cricket forums, cricketweb.net. The 30,000 members, from all over the world and from all walks of life, are bound together by the love of cricket. The forum itself has more than three million posts and the book presents a series of honest and open discussions, and at ... Read more

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  • Can Anyone Hear Me?

    Testing Times with Test Match Special on Tour

    by Peter Baxter ...
    For 34 years from 1973 Peter Baxter was BBC producer of the hugely popular Test Match Special, and during that time he reported on Test matches from around the world. This funny and revealing book takes us behind the scenes as Baxter and his much-loved TMS colleagues do battle with local conditions and sometimes bizarre red tape to bring back home the latest news of England's progress (or ... Read more

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  • Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography

    by Sir Ian Botham ...
    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.Born with a natural genius for cricket, Botham began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man English cricket expected most from. After a troubled period ... Read more

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  • The Pantheon

    Test Cricket's Best 50 Players of All Time

    by Tim Wigmore ...
    In The Pantheon, Tim Wigmore uses a combination of revelatory historical perspective, enlightening statistical analysis and personal insight to rank the top 50 Test cricketers of all time. Along the way, he dares to answer questions that all cricket lovers ask. Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar? Shane Warne or Muthiah Muralidaran? Ian Botham or Ben Stokes? Which Caribbean quick was the greatest? And ... Read more

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  • Watching Cricket on the Radio

    by Dr Dan Diaper ...
    A funnily serious book for intelligent cricket lovers. In 27 chapters Watching Cricket on the Radio challenges orthodoxy and stimulates sensible thinking about "the great game". Satire and science, and idle thoughts in intervals, sparks cricket devotee Dr. Dan's speculations:Red or white ball, why follow cricket at all?Anyway, what is 'Good Cricket'?Could cricket coverage be improved?Why prefer ... Read more

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