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A corker cricket book for longtime fans and rookies alikea history of each of the eleven World Cup tournaments, including in-depth statistics. The Cricket World Cup is one of the …
The autobiography of “a left-arm spinner of immense class and limitless charm . . . an unlikely hero of the English game,” cricket superstar Monty Panesar (The Guardian). Having …
A cricket statistician shares his list of the greatest players of all time, and invites you to create your own imaginary team.Everyone loves to rank sportsmen, and what fan hasn't …
An investigation of how a man could become a Roman emperor, and the failure to create an enduring, consistent system for selecting the next emperor. John D. Grainger analyses the …
“A light-hearted look at one of the fundamental and most essential members of a cricket team—the wicketkeeper” (Books Monthly). The journalist Suresh Menon once said ‘You don't …
A superstar athlete's inspiring autobiographyfrom his cricket-loving youth to the diagnosis of a career-ending heart condition and its aftermath. James Taylor was born in Burrough …
As Europe descended into war over the summer of 1914, cricket in England continued as it had for the preceding few decades. Counties continued with their championship programme, …
The outbreak of the Second World War came towards the closing stages of the 1939 cricket season. Hitler permitted us almost to complete an exceptionally interesting season, Sir …
As the civilised world fought for its very survival, Sir Home Gordon, writing in The Cricketer in September 1939, stated that 'England has now started the grim Test Match with …