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CMJ
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, or CMJ to his many fans as well as listeners of Test Match Special, was perhaps thevoice of cricket; an unparalleled authority whose insight and passion for cricket, as well as his style of commentary, captured what it is that makes the sport so special. In his many years as a commentator and journalist - reporting for the BBC, The Times and the Cricketeramong others - CMJ covered some of the biggest moments in the sport's history. And in this memoir he looks back on a lifetime spent in service to this most bizarre and beguiling of sports and tells the stories of the players, coaches and fans he met along the way. Recounted with all the warmth and vigour that has endeared CMJ to generations of cricket fans, this memoir relives the moments that defined modern cricket and which shaped his life in turn. It is a must-have book for all devotees of the sport.
The Top 100 Cricketers of All Time
With every cricket season that passes the roll-call of great players gets longer. Batsmen, bowlers, fielders, wicket-keepers, captains, and characters. Every year more international cricket is played by more countries, making the task of ranking the best of them harder than it has ever been. And how do you compare a dazzling Twenty20 specialist of the modern era with a champion of the age before Test cricket officially started in 1877? Some years after the last of his highly regarded bookswas published, Christopher Martin-Jenkins has accepted the challenge of selecting the 100 best players of all time, one that he has called 'impossible but irresistible'. Placing them in order of precedence,...
All in a Day's Cricket
This selection of the very best, and most intriguing, writing on cricket, drawn from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day, adopts a fresh approach. It is arranged around the theme of the many things that must happen simply for a day's play to happen - from creating a clearing in a Malaysian jungle to getting to the ground - so includes, alongside writing by players both great and unknown, the perspectives of spectators, umpires, scorers and other unsung heroes of the game. There are contributions from John Arlott, Neville Cardus, C. L. R. James and E. V. Lucas; Marcus Trescothick writes on his introduction to cricket aged three; Angus Fraser on meeting Nelson Mandela; Phil Tufnell o...
Art of Cricket 2010
An illustrated yearbook and diary containing cricket paintings and sketches by an acclaimed artist. Each illustration sits opposite a 2 weeks to a page diary, with alternate double page spread pictures, punctuated by photographs. It also includes information on the 18 major county sides, ECB, PCA, MCC, Barmy Army, and lady's cricket.
Cricket Characters 2
Cricket Characters 2 is another collection of cricketing caricatures from Shane Warne to Jack Russell and David Shepherd.
The Spirit of Cricket
An anthology of cricket writing which ranges from the game's origins in the Weald to the contemporary professional (and increasingly commercial) sport. The contributors include C .L. R. James, Mike Brearley, Stephen Fry and Edmund Blunden.
Men for All Seasons
After years of under-performance, the start of the 2001 cricket season saw a resurgent England team. Undefeated for five series, they face the mighty Australians with more hope and confidence than anyone could have expected two years ago, when the teams last competed for the Ashes, the greatest prize in Test cricket. From Edgbaston and Lord's via Trent Bridge and Headingley to the final Test at The Oval at the end of August, the five-match series will feature a wealth of talent from experienced campaigners like Atherton and Waugh to emerging stars such as England opener Marcus Trescothick and Australia's demon fast bowler Brett Lee. Christopher Martin-Jenkins, cricket correspondent of THE TIMES, is one of the game's foremost commentators and his brilliantly perceptive and objective survey of this fascinating series is essential reading for all fans. Full match reports and scorecards combine with elegant pen portraits of the key players to form a unique celebration of the game's ultimate contest.
The Story of Your Life
The intriguing story and turbulent history of a paper Charles Dickens praised for its ‘range of information and profundity of knowledge’, and which Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, simply endorsed with the remark: ‘Of course I read The Sporting Life’. It was the Queen Mother’s love of horseracing that made her such an avid reader of the Life and coverage of that sport forms the core of this book, but there is so much more to fascinate the reader including eyewitness accounts of the first fight for the heavyweight championship of the world and Captain Webb’s heroic Channel swim of 1875. Highlights in the history of cricket, football and rugby are also featured, while chapters on...
