Bats, Balls & Bails: The Essential Cricket Book - Couverture rigide

Scott, Les

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0593061462 ISBN 13 : 9780593061466

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2009

Synopsis

A cricket book unlike any other, packed with anecdotes on the history of the game

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Les Scott is a journalist, writer and broadcaster who has collaborated on successful autobiographies with Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Greaves, Tommy Docherty and Fred Trueman, among others, as well as working for national and regional newspapers and in television, film, theatre and radio. He has also recently co-written the Sunday Times bestselling autobiographies by Liverpool footballing legends Tommy Smith and Ian Rush.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The world of cricket never fails to produce a wealth of stories, from incredible feats and dreadful performances to the downright bizarre and, let's face it, plain stupid.

In Bats, Balls & Bails: The Essential Cricket Book, renowned anecdote hunter and gatherer Les Scott has collected everything you could possibly want to know about this most sublime of sports - and quite certainly a few things that defy belief.

Who was the first player to wear a helmet? When did camels, mackerel and an iguana stop play (not simultaneously, we hasten to add)? What is the origin of the word 'umpire'? Which players were given out for being 'absent, thought lost on the Tube', 'thinking he was caught' and 'retired, suffering from measles'? When did A. Fielder set a record, and what was so special about L.B.W Forten (think about it!)?

From Fred Trueman trivia to Bradman's batting brilliance, the occasional lack of Grace from the iconic W.G to the belligerence of Botham, Bats, Balls & Bails brings all the great games and characters from cricketing lore to life. In a handy century of sections, with quotes, notes and comprehensive records from counties and minor clubs to international tournaments (not forgetting the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash), it is simply a book no cricket-loving household should be without.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593061462
• ISBN 13: 9780593061466
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible