Legends of Cricket


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In order to identify the 25 greatest cricketers of all time, ESPN assembled a panel of eminent cricket authorities. The result of their deliberations became the basis for ESPN's Legends of Cricket. In Legends of Cricket, Geoff Armstrong profiles each of the champions who made the top 25. The panel included Richie Benaud, Dickie Bird, Allan Border, Ian Botham, Ian Chappell, Sunil Gavaskar and Sir Richard Hadlee.The profiles feature the opinions of more than 40 current and former Test stars, including 21 Test captains, the world's most famous umpire and a number of high-profile commentators and writers.




In a League of Their Own


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'In A League Of Their Own' is an insightful look at how many of the game's great players rate their best cricketers of the 20th and 21st century.




The Picador Book of Cricket


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A tribute to the finest writers on the game of cricket and an acknowledgement that the great days of cricket literature are behind us. There was a time when major English writers – P. G. Wodehouse, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alec Waugh – took time off to write about cricket, whereas the cricket book market today is dominated by ghosted autobiographies and statistical compendiums. The Picador Book of Cricket celebrates the best writing on the game and includes many pieces that have been out of print, or difficult to get hold of, for years. Including Neville Cardus, C. L. R. James, John Arlott, V. S. Naipaul, and C. B. Fry, this anthology is a must for any cricket follower or anyone interested in sports writing elevated to high art.




Cricket Legends


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Are you a huge cricket fan? Do you want your child to read more and learn about some of the greatest players of cricket at the same time? Picking the greatest cricketer of all time is an impossible task. Instead, Cricket Legends compiles 20 illustrated biographies of the greatest men and women to ever play cricket and leaves the hard part of deciding up to you! Some of the legends in this book are still playing, while some have passed on. All are deserving of their place on this exclusive list. Cricket Legends combines sport and reading and is the perfect book for children between the ages of 8-14 and all sports fans alike. To get to the top of the game, many of the players in this book had to come through hard times and discrimination. Their stories are inspirational and often so amazing that they read like fiction. Yet they are true, and we hope they will inspire you. What about the boy who played for his local Under-12s and Yeovil Cricket Club in the same week? Or what about the man who played his final first-class match at the age of 66? Cricket Legends is perfect for parents who want to reduce their kids' screen time and encourage them to love both reading and cricket! Maybe you know about some of these legends, or perhaps you're a cricket newbie. Whatever the case may be, we know that you will love learning about these legends of the game! SCROLL UP and learn along with us!




Cricket Legends


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Tuffers' Cricket Hall of Fame


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Phil Tufnell, cricket legend and national treasure, has populated his very own Cricket Hall of Fame with a deliciously eclectic collection of cricket legends and offbeat characters, with joyful results. From boyhood heroes, to legendary team-mates, to fearsome opponents, to idiosyncratic umpires and broadcasters, Tuffers has gathered together the most enchanting cast of cricketing figures every assembled. And it wouldn't be a Tuffers tome if there weren't a number of captivating appearances from some unexpected quarters, including some genuinely off-the-wall, non-cricketing inductees to keep life interesting in this very personal Hall of Fame. By turns eccentric and warm-hearted, Tuffers' Cricket Hall of Fame is a joy for all cricket fans.




Merv Hughes' 104 Cricket Legends


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With trademark wit and wisdom, cricket legend and one of Australia's best-loved players shares his views on 104 greats of the game. Understanding cricket and cricketers has been a lifelong quest for Merv Hughes. * How much can a roommate take before events deteriorate into shaving cream at ten paces? * How seriously should senior players take their responsibility to train young twelfth men? * What makes a good captain? Now, for the first time, Merv brings us a combination of yarns about his favourite players as well as his observations on the game. In Merv Hughes' 104 Cricket Legends, he shares his thoughts on the importance of training effectively, learning by watching how the best approach their preparation and the qualities that make a player a champion. And he takes us through the 104 legends (teammates, opponents and heroes) who all had an influence on the cricketer Merv became.




The Little Book of Cricket Legends


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Packed with profiles of 30 of the world's most admired and revered cricketers, this book includes key statistics about each player illustrated with action photographs, together with a profile of their career. It features such greats as, W.G. Grace, Denis Compton, Ian Botham, Graham Gooch and Freddie Flintoff.




Legends of cricket


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Sachin


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Part of India’s World Cup–winning squad and the team that took India to its No. 1 Test ranking, Sachin Tendulkar has blazed his way through the cricketing world for more than two decades, tearing through matches and records alike. The highest run-getter in both Tests and ODIs in the history of the game, he has also reached what is a truly fabulous milestone—one hundred international centuries. Sachin: Cricketer of the Century takes the reader on a journey from stellar innings to stellar innings, surveying the batting genius,s brilliant career through the eyes of a pantheon of people who are legends in their own right—from Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Nasser Hussain and Courtney Walsh to Waqar Younis, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. This is the ultimate tribute to the greatest batsman the modern era has seen.