For the Love of Cricket
A Companion
Published on 13. April 2017
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-78685-026-3 (ISBN)
Description
What does the term 'sledging' refer to?
How many First-Class records were set by W. G. Grace?
How old the youngest ever cricketer to play a Test match was?
Cricket fans don't just like cricket, they love it! Whether you're a soldier in the Barmy Army or you enjoy an afternoon of sunshine and wickets, there's a reason why the world's first modern spectator sport is beloved of so many. Bringing together history, trivia, amusing anecdotes and fresh insights, this handy volume is an all-rounder guide to the gentleman's game.
How many First-Class records were set by W. G. Grace?
How old the youngest ever cricketer to play a Test match was?
Cricket fans don't just like cricket, they love it! Whether you're a soldier in the Barmy Army or you enjoy an afternoon of sunshine and wickets, there's a reason why the world's first modern spectator sport is beloved of so many. Bringing together history, trivia, amusing anecdotes and fresh insights, this handy volume is an all-rounder guide to the gentleman's game.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Illustrations
60 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78685-026-3 (9781786850263)
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E-Book
04/2017
Summersdale Publishers
€3.99
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Person
Graham Tarrant is the author and editor of a number of cricket books, among them The Fifty Greatest, County Champions and Tales From Around The Wicket. For many years he served on the committee of The Lord's Taverners, the cricket-based charity.