Cricket 20

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form! Test your cricket knowledge with this handy book, packed with fun and challenging quiz questions based around the weirdest ev……続きを見る

Across six of the seven continents on which cricket is played, there are some remarkable cricket grounds. From a tidal strip of sand outside the Ship Inn at Elie, in Fife, to the monumental Melbourn……続きを見る

Cricket’s Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of cricketing weirdness – and there’s a lot of it to choose from! Within these pages you’ll find a game that was played on ice, meet a plague of……続きを見る

'The perfect read on a summer's afternoon in the garden, or, better still, on the boundary', The Cricketer Before Neville Cardus, there was no such thing as cricket writing. As John Arlott said, the……続きを見る

Between 1967-69 Henry Blofeld was fortunate to witness cricket on three continents. He followed the great West Indies side captained by Garry Sobers through its home series against England - to the ……続きを見る

When Kerry Packer appeared on the cricket scene in the late seventies he revolutionised the game. Today's followers are used to coloured clothing and all the other razzmatazz that is now a part of c……続きを見る

Tim Paine was the golden child of Australian cricket. Affectionately dubbed 'The Kid' by fans, Paine was the youngest-ever contracted player in Australia at 16 years old. The wicketkeeper-batsman ro……続きを見る

Over thirty years ago, historian Marion Stell tracked down the women who played in the inaugural international Test cricket series against England in the summer of 1934–1935. Their stories and this ……続きを見る

इस किताब में सुरेश रैना हमें उन चुनौतियों के बारे में बता रहे हैं जिसका सामना उन्हें बतौर युवा क्रिकेटर करना पड़ा था। स्कूल और क्रिकेट कैंपों में उन्हें लोगों से ताने सुनने पड़े थे, लेकिन उन्होंने अ……続きを見る

भारत के महानतम कप्तान, विकेटकीपर और धाकड़ बल्लेबाज महेंद्र सिंह धोनी की प्रेरक कहानी। विलक्षण प्रतिभा के धनी फौजी, राजनयिक, आईपीएल में तीन बार चेन्नई सुपर किंग्स को विजेता बनाने वाले और विकेटकीपिंग ……続きを見る

Out of the box thinking, ruthless pragmatism and an innate ability to understand, define and then redefine the game of cricket are probably the hallmarks of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cricket. From hitt……続きを見る

For over a decade Luke Fletcher has been a firm fan favourite at Trent Bridge. This 6'6" gentle giant never gives less than 100 per cent for Nottinghamshire, but a laugh and a joke are never far fro……続きを見る

Colin Cowdrey is remembered for the elegance of his strokeplay; but there was more to this complex man than a classical cover drive. Successes were numerous: 114 Test matches, 22 Test hundreds, 100 ……続きを見る

We will have to look at the data. As this quote hit the airwaves it was said to sum up England's backward and stuttering performance at the 2015 World Cup. It didn't matter that Peter Moores, the co……続きを見る

Barbados-born John Holder arrived in England during the 1960s as part of the second wave of West Indian immigrants recruited by London Transport after the war. While working on the Underground he wa……続きを見る

Who scored the 5000th international century? Which New Zealand Test captain married a Miss Universe? And which Test cricketer's son was placed on Interpol's most-wanted list? From the beginnings of ……続きを見る

Last Wicket Stand is an honest account of one man's search for meaning, purpose and reinvention, both for himself and the sport he loves. At the start of the 2020 season, English county cricket face……続きを見る

From the turbulent life of the late Shane Warne to the skill, mentality and character behind Pat Cummins’ new-look captaincy, and through the decades to the wit, wisdom and genius of Sir Donald Brad……続きを見る

Intimidation. Cunning. Contempt. The greatest pace bowlers have a vast arsenal at their disposal.Australian quicks have perfected the art of re-arranging batsmen's ribcages and life-priorities. Deat……続きを見る

Stumps & Runs & Rock 'n' Roll is Tim Quelch's 60-year account of growing up and growing older with cricket, spanning the period between Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1952 and the present day. Scan……続きを見る

The life and times of Middlesex and England wicketkeeper-batsman John 'JT' Murray, one of the acknowledged greats of English post-war cricket. Irresistibly cool, glamorous and apparently unapproacha……続きを見る

Of all games, cricket has long prided itself on its ethical traditions, but to modern skeptics the idea of cricket encapsulating a higher morality is actually something of a myth. Playing the Game? ……続きを見る

From sun-kissed olive groves to frosty pine glades, cricket is played in every corner of continental Europe. But the game is fragile at its frontiers, struggling for profile and participants on a fo……続きを見る

An A to Z of cricket stories, legends and sledges - plus fascinating facts and figures about Australia's cricketing men and women. Ken's two recent titles with Echo, Favourite Cricket Yarns and Favo……続きを見る

When a friend told him that someone had lost a fortune of around Rs 100 crores (more than $ 10 million) in cricket betting and had gone bankrupt, the author decided to come up with this book. You ma……続きを見る

*Updated edition to include the 2017-18, 2019 and 2021-22 Ashes series* Wisden on the Ashes: The authoritative story of cricket's greatest rivalry is a detailed chronological journey through the his……続きを見る

In our country, cricketers are revered as demigods, and the game is more of a religion than a sport. Needless to say, fans are yearning for anecdotes about cricketers both on and off the field. ‘Cri……続きを見る

Sultan is the official biography of Wasim Akram, the "sultan of swing", one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking – his……続きを見る

This book takes an in-depth look at the economics and finance of professional team sports, with a strong focus on applied analysis and performance measurement, to enable students, researchers, and p……続きを見る

THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF CRICKET FOREVER. **'**Azeem's first legacy - a legacy carved at great personal expense - was to expose how cricket works. His second gift may be to expos……続きを見る