Cricket

The Batmaker of Copenhagen is the inspiring story of a cricketing hero who defied the German occupation to keep cricket alive throughout the Nazi occupation of Denmark during the …

In essence, The Shorter Wisden is a glass of the finest champagne rather than the whole bottle. The contents remain authoritative, restorative, provocative addictive, even and …

Gulu Ezekiel is one of India's leading sports journalists and authors having been published in over 100 publications around the world. He has also appeared on numerous national …

______________________A fascinating examination of cricket in the nineteenth century by 'the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator)'Few historians have the power to make …

PLAYING HARD BALL is a unique sports book, a cultural comparison of two national games - cricket, English in origin and American baseball - written from the viewpoint of a …

As a cricketer, David Gower was famed for the elegance of his strokeplay as one of England's greatest batsmen and for his superb fielding. As a captain, he led his country to Ashes …

Between 1980 and 1993, Simon Hughes was a regular on the county circuit, playing for Middlesex until 1991 before moving on to Durham at the end of his career. In that time, he …

The cricket world's bestselling pocket annual. The indispensable guide to the season.The Playfair Cricket Annual 2015 includes coverage of the 2014 season, including the LV= County …

'I'm confident they play cricket in heaven. Wouldn't be heaven otherwise, would it?' Patrick Moore This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, amusing anecdotes …

Graeme Swann's transformation from international outsider to England's primary match-winner and undisputed best spin bowler in the world has been remarkably rapid. Within two years …