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4) The match
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As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny is living the typical life of an expatriate in 1970s Manila--a privileged, carefree existence--until one day when the secret behind his mother's tragic death years earlier is accidentally revealed to him, turning Sunny's world upside down. His life takes a series of unexpected turns--first in England, where he falls in love with the luminous Clara, and later in Sri Lanka, where he returns during a brief lull in...
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Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Cricket Book of the Year 2023 Jazbaa - Definition: spirit, feeling, passion, desire, sentiment, emotion In 1996, Shaiza Khan led a Pakistan team on a tour of New Zealand and Australia. While the tour was a failure on the cricketing front, the singular act of eleven women wearing flannels and battling for victory in the faraway antipodes was a significant achievement. These women had – individually and collectively...
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Phryne Fisher is on holiday. She means to take the train to Sydney (where the harbour bridge is being built), go to a few cricket matches, dine with the Chancellor of the university and perhaps go to the Arts Ball with that celebrated young modernist, Chas Nutall. She has the costume of a lifetime and she's not afraid to use it. When she arrives there, however, her maid Dot finds that her extremely respectable married sister Joan has vanished, leaving...
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Through the medium of a cricket match the author endeavours to give a glimpse of life in a Sussex village. First we have a bird's-eye view at dawn of the village nestling under the Downs then we see the players awaken in all widely different circumstance of their various lives, pass the morning, assemble on the field, play their game, united for a few hours, as men should be, by a common purpose - and at night disperse.
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Whether a player or a coach, this is the ultimate guide to developing the skills required to make it as a top-level batter.
In the most comprehensive book on batting on the market, James Knott and Andrew O'Connor provide detailed and easy-to-understand insights into all aspects of batting, whether you are a player or coach, and no matter your level.
With contributions from some of the game's great players and coaches, including Sir Geoffrey Boycott,...
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The Shane Warne Poetry Book is a tongue in cheek collection of short poems about the famous cricketer. It is written from the point of view of fictional character Victoria Coverdale who has devoted her life to thinking about Shane. Victoria was created by author Annabel Tellis. Both were featured in The Times in 2007 during the Ashes series and both have had fun presenting the poems in a serious manner at RAW comedy and other venues.
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This vintage book provides information on the essentials of cricket in the form of a comprehensive yet concise treatise. With explanations of the rules, instructions for proper play, and tips on mastering the game, this is a volume that will appeal to novices with a desire to learn the ins and outs of the game. How's That? - A Little Book on Cricket for Boys and Beginners would make for a fantastic addition to any collection, and is not to be missed...
12) Moeen
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The match-winning superstar of the England cricket team finally shares his remarkable personal story in this eagerly-awaited autobiography. Moeen traces his journey from street cricket to the county game and his first-class debut as a teenager, through to his international debut at the relatively late age of 26 and the golden summer of 2017, when he was anointed Player of the Series against South Africa with thousands of England fans chanting his...
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In 1932, England's cricket team, led by the haughty Douglas Jardine, had the fastest bowler in the world: Harold Larwood. Australia boasted the most prolific batsman the game had ever seen: the young Don Bradman. He had to be stopped. The leg-side bouncer onslaught inflicted by Larwood and Bill Voce, with a ring of fieldsmen waiting for catches, caused an outrage that reverberated to the back of the stands and into the highest levels of government....
14) Imran Khan
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The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder - the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan.
On one thing, Imran Khan's friends and enemies agree: it all began with the leopard print satin trousers....
15) Aggers' Ashes
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An inside account of England's Ashes triumph in Australia 2010/11. England's much celebrated Ashes win by two clear matches with three comprehensive innings victories must rank as one of the finest of any English cricket team from any era. It kept people at home glued to their televisions, computers and radios - often all three at the same time - long into the night as the bitter winter and a depressed economy were forced into the background by the...
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Sir Donald Bradman is widely considered to be the greatest batsman who has ever lived. In 1930 he arrived in England, a callow youth whose lack of technique, or so the English thought, would be mercilessly exposed. By summer's end he had redefined the possibilities of the game and changed it forever. This fascinating book reconstructs that Australian tour from the first day to the last, in the most lively detail, including every run in Bradman's legendary...
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The crowds at English county cricket matches are dominated by senior citizens. Some media commentators can make rather dismissive and patronising comments about these spectators, using terms like the Gold Card Brigade, from the name used for the pensioners' bus pass in some parts of the country. This book argues that senior cricket spectators deserve more respect. It is an observation of how these spectators behave, both individually and collectively,...
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For the first time in 20 years, the Cricket World Cup returns to England and Wales and with the England team close to the top of the one day rankings, expectation and enthusiasm for this event is bound to be high. Each of the eleven tournaments have been written up to include records of matches and individual performances, as well as a brief setting of the scene. Clear and concise, these chapters include the relevant statistics (highest and lowest...
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Cricket-The Definitive Guide to The Game of Cricket-will show you how to easily understand the game of cricket!
Cricket has been a long-standing tradition enjoyed by people around the world but in order to get the most out of the game, you must understand the rules, the history and even the equipment that is used.
This book provides more than an overview of the game of cricket. It gives you detailed information that you can apply to the game as...
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A fascinating insight into the thoughts and experiences of the world's greatest cricketers, in their own words. Clive Lloyd: "I really think that sportsmen have a chance of changing how the world thinks; how peoples in the world think about one another."Shane Warne: "To play and perform at your best as an individual is about being prepared, about happiness and feeling fresh. You've got to have a clear mind."Viv Richards: "If you are confident about...
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