As a cricketer, Frank Worrell mesmerised spectators with his stylish play, his elegance and his classy strokes - an artist in a realm replete with talent. Apart from that finesse on the field, he epitomised the sporting characteristics associated with the finer aspects of the game: the spirit of cricket. He relentlessly advocated for more ......
No other sport offers up stories quite like the ones collected in Sticky Dogs and Stardust. Only cricket allows recreational players to rub shoulders with international stars and even superstars in a fully competitive context, providing them with some of the most cherished memories of their lives.
Unlike other sports, cricket - and especially the club cricket of England and the British Isles - allows recreational players to rub shoulders with international stars and even superstars in a fully competitive context, providing them with some of the most cherished memories of their lives. As in the first book, Scott Oliver has assembled two ......
Paul Edwards has a deep and abiding love of the game. And because of that, he has been immersed in its characters and characteristics for as long as he can remember.
The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2022 is the essential guide to the new cricket season and is the must-read and much-loved accompaniment for anyone interested in the English game. Featured in Wisden Cricket Monthly, The Cricket Paper, The Cricketer and on wisden.com. The 43rd edition tells you all you need to know about every player.
The 45th edition of The Cricketers' Who's Who tells you everything you need to know about every single player from all 18 counties and includes an indepth women's section to take in the growing number of professional female cricketers as well as the England Women squad. Nigh on 500 players have answered questions ranging from the greatest ......
The 46th edition tells you everything you need to know about every single player from all 18 counties and includes an in-depth women's section to take in the growing number of professional female cricketers within the new domestic structure. Nigh-on 600 players have answered questions ranging from the opponent they most enjoy playing against to ......
Inside the World's Toughest Game, and The Greatest Ashes Ever Played
Documenting how the game roused itself in the build-up to the 2005 Ashes, Giles brings an astute eye to the madness of that unforgettable summer, offering the inside track on a series that would irrevocably change the course of English cricket. At times poignant and heartrending, this is a deeply intimate portrayal of a sportsman on the edge, ......
12-year-old Mo Akeel lives for cricket. And he's good at it. Along with his mates, his club manages to beat the odds and make the final, but practice clashes with prayer at the mosque on a Friday night. So Mo has to take drastic action to fulfil his destiny.
