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Sport, Rules and Values
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 75.95Sport, Rules and Values presents a philosophical perspective on issues concerning the character of sport. Discussion focuses on three broad uses commonly urged for rules: to define sport; to judge or assess sport performance; and to characterize the value of sport - especially if that value is regarded as moral value. In general, Sport, Rules and... more...
The Making of New Zealand Cricket
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 60.95It is generally forgotten that cricket rather than rugby union was the 'national game' in New Zealand until the early years of the twentieth century. This book shows why and how cricket developed in New Zealand and how its character changed across time. Greg Ryan examines the emergence and growth of cricket in relation to diverse patterns of European... more...
The Book of Ashes Anecdotes
Mainstream Publishing 2012; US$ 13.34The Ashes, the symbol of cricket supremacy between England and Australia, is the game's oldest and fiercest rivalry, still hot to the touch after a century and a quarter. The Book of Ashes Anecdotes collects hundreds of the best stories from more than 260 publications to create the fullest, fieriest and funniest account of these two nations divided... more...
Howzat!
NewSouth 2012; US$ 19.99England, Summer 1975. The Australian cricket team, visiting for an Ashes series, fields players who will become legends of the game Ian Chappell, Rodney Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson against celebrated English power-cricketers Tony Greig, John Snow and Phil Edmonds. It is the pinnacle of the game of cricket the two oldest... more...
Fred Trueman
Aurum Press 2011; US$ 13.11?Fred Trueman was the first superstar of the game. He was a flamboyant, larger-than-life character? Ian Botham. Fred Trueman was so much more than a cricketing legend. ?The greatest living Yorkshireman? according to Prime Minister Harold Wilson, he couldn?t help excelling at everything he did, whether it was as a hostile... more...
Shane Warne's Century
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 10.67With a flamboyant approach to the game on and off the pitch, Australia's greatest bowler Shane Warne is an irresistible cricketing force. In Shane Warne's Century , he candidly profiles 100 players from every Test nation who have had the most significant impact on his cricketing life. Warne is famous for having never scoring a Test century,... more...
Botham's Book of the Ashes
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 25.35Sir Ian Botham and the Ashes are as closely intertwined as willow and leather or Merv Hughes and his moustache. You simply cannot think of one without the other. In this book, Sir Ian takes you on a ride through a lifetime's relationship with cricket's oldest and most treasured prize, revealing just how it has shaped his life and how he has helped... more...
766 and All That
Faber and Faber 2011; US$ 11.17To commemorate England's historic 2011 Ashes win comes whole story as told by the Guardian's Over by Over blog more...
Ask Bearders
Ebury Publishing 2010; US$ 13.34What is the highest number of runs a player has scored in Test matches without ever being dismissed? Did P. G. Wodehouse name Bertie Wooster's valet, Jeeves, after a county cricketer? Why is Ashley Giles known as the 'King of Spain'? Who scored the 1,000th century in Test cricket? No one knew and loved, cricket... more...
Head On - Ian Botham: The Autobiography
Ebury Publishing 2009; US$ 12.00Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game's one true living legend and his story both on and off the pitch reads like a Boy's Own rollercoaster ride. Born with a natural genius for cricket, Botham began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man... more...









