Diary of a Cricketer
Know the Score Books (Publisher)
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-84818-700-9 (ISBN)
Description
"The Diary Of A Cricketer" gives lovers of the summer game the opportunity to get behind the dressing room door of Nottinghamshire County Cricket club through the eyes of premier batsman Mark Wagh. Mark averaged over 50, scored three centuries and 11 half-centuries as Nottinghamshire won promotion back to the top flight of English cricket in 2007. The county were on the up again as they headed into the 2008 season, full of the promise of glory and trophies. But would Wagh and team-mates such as captain Chris Read, England's Graeme Swann, Ryan Sidebottom and Stuart Broad be able to bring home the silverware under the guidance of coach Mike Newell? Mark's diary follows Nottinghamshire's season through its highs and lows with his thoughts on every element on being a County cricketer from facing tough opponents, to team-mates to technique and equipment through to the mental approach to the game.In this he is helped by the renowned Jamil Qureshi, master Sports Psychologist, who also contributes his thoughts to the book as the season progresses. Mark's diary also includes his thoughts on working with arguably the best Test captain of the modern era, recently retired New Zealander Steven Fleming, the coming of the megabucks Indian Premier League which caused team-mate David Hussey to renege on his contract, and the arrival of television replays in one day matches for all dubious decisions, including LBW. A cricketer's life is not only spent on the field of lay and Mark also discusses his attempt to climb to Everest base camp and touring developing Africa with the MCC to promote cricket in emerging nations. He also looks back at how his career has progressed and reveals his inner-most thoughts about his own performances, and those of his team-mates, throughout the season.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Worthing
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Illustrations
Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84818-700-9 (9781848187009)
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Persons
Mark Wagh won the Denis Compton award in 1998 for his wristy, fluid batting style and fulfilled his early promise of an England U-19 Test cap whilst at Warwickshire, although he was the subject of some controversy when being banned from bowling off-breaks by the ECB for having a suspect action. But his move to Nottinghamshire reinvigorated his career and in 2007 he topped the averages as his county swept all before them. He has become one of the most popular members of the Notts team, and regularly contributes columns to publications such as Wisden Cricketer, Spin and the Nottingham Evening Post.Jamil Qureshi is the man trusted by some of the world's top sports stars and business leaders to help them maximise their talent. Using his Mind Shaping techniques he can help anyone, especially sports stars, be the best they can possibly be. In Autumn 2006, Jamil Qureshi was chosen to be the psychological performance coach for the European Ryder Cup team. They didn't just beat America - they emerged victorious by a record margin. Since 2007 Jamil has been assisting Nottinghamshire County Cricket club improve their mental performance on the field of play. In his first season at the county they won promotion to the First Division of the County Championship, finished second in the Pro40 Division One, and win the Twenty20 Cup Northern conference.