Cricket category: 444 books
Wisden on Yorkshire
An Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Yorkshire County Cricket Club is by far the most successful county
cricket club in history. Since the County Championship was constituted
in 1890, Yorkshire has, in addition to one shared Championship, won it
outright on 30 occasions and Yorkshire cricket supporters take great
pride in the county's...
Caught Out
Shocking Revelations of Corruption in International Cricket
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011
Caught Out exposes a staggering catalogue of revelations about the way international cricket is being contaminated by crooked players, ruthless gamblers and bent officials. It brings together appalling scandals involving the biggest names in the sport who have deliberately cheated, often under enormous...
Glenn McGrath Line and Strength
The Complete Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
From working the land in Narromine to winning cricket's World Cup three times, Glenn McGrath has always faced life with fierce determination and an unerring will to succeed, despite the odds.
Following his retirement from international cricket, McGrath shares the story of his life - in cricket...
Golden Boy
Kim Hughes and the bad old days of Australian cricket
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Kim Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40 years. Golden curled and boyishly handsome, his rise and fall as captain and player is unparalleled in our cricketing history. He played at least three innings that count as all-time classics, but it's...
Tony Greig
A Reappraisal of English Cricket's Most Controversial Captain
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Tony Greig is one of most colourful figures in English cricket history. As a player he stirred up drama and excitement whenever he stepped on the field and as national team captain he was accused of 'betrayal' after taking a leading role in the formation of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. David...
Firestarter
Me, Cricket and the Heat of the Moment
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Ben Stokes is not cast in the same mould as the vast majority of English cricketers. Fiery, combative, gladiatorial - he plays the game hard and with great gusto. He is an all-rounder who bats, bowls and fields at full throttle.
Stokes impresses with his physical stature and muscular brand...
Remembering Richie
A Tribute to a Cricket Legend
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
A tribute to Richie Benaud and a celebration of his life.
Remembering Richie is a compilation of the very best writing from Richie's books, along with the best tributes and obituaries from those who knew and worked with him.
As a player, Richie was one of the greatest of cricket's all-rounders....
Test of Will
What I've Learned from Cricket and Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Glenn McGrath is an Australian cricket great - a fast bowler both feared and admired by top-level cricketers around the world. Off the field, his life was touched by tragedy with the death of his first wife, Jane, from breast cancer, yet also marked by a determination to celebrate her life and make...
Caught in the Middle
Monkeygate, Politics and Other Hairy Issues; the Autobiography of Mike Procter
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
From quaint beginnings on the lush fields of Hilton College, a whirlwind introduction into the Test arena against Australia announced Mike Procter as a serious contender for the tag of greatest all-rounder of all time. Blessed with pace, swing, and a free-spirited nature at the crease, 'Proccie' was...
by Dave Edwards, Sam Perry, Ian Higgins
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
'A sequel to The Grade Cricketer? It's like junk time in a second innings - something you just have to be part of.' Gideon Haigh.
Is life without cricket worth living? It's a question asked and answered by the Grade Cricketer, as he faces a cricket-free future after a devious plan goes horribly...
by Malcolm Knox
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Compared to the controversies of contemporary cricket riven as it is with match-fixing, gambling, cheating and national politics most people think of the early days of Test cricket as a time of gentlemanly competition and camaraderie, with any disputes settled by Queensberry Rules over a glass of port....
by Ken Piesse
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
From a horse that took a triple hat-trick, to captains who tossed over the telephone, and an umpire who went missing in mid-over for a wee, Favourite Cricket Yarns is a compelling smorgasboard of tall and mostly true stories, from Australian cricket’s master storyteller Ken Piesse, who began a 50-year...
by Malcolm Knox
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
From Australias first Test cricket captain Dave Gregory, through to the current captain Ricky Ponting, Malcolm Knoxs new book tells the colourful story of how Australian cricket has evolved since its earliest days, how the captain has influenced or stood apart from that evolution, and how the captaincy...
by Brian Levison
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
This essential companion for all cricket lovers documents the illustrious history of the gentleman’s game. It is crammed full of fascinating feats, sticky wickets and intriguing trivia, so even if you don’t like cricket, you’ll love this.
From the worst batsman in the world to the record innings...