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Test Cricket
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 304

Test Cricket

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-06
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Test Cricket is an odyssey into cricket's heart and history, filled with heroes, villains, laughter, tears, bats and balls. No subject has escaped cricket writer and filmmaker Jarrod Kimber in his chronicling of Test match cricket. He takes cricket fans through all the seismic events in cricket's tragicomic history, from its accidental birth to its run-in with death. Lords, maharajahs and refugees have all played the game that has survived many wars, corruption and terrorism to still be standing - still be captivating - today. Cricket has been dented by history, evolved by nature, grown entire nations and had to fight just to remain. This is not just the story of the people who played the game; this is Test cricket's story.

Australian Autopsy
  • Language: en

Australian Autopsy

English cricket fans will love Jarrod Kimber’s second Ashes book Australian Autopsy. Using his own unique brand of dry humor, this Australian author tells the story of the events of the winter 2010-2011 series and England’s record breaking 3-1 victory in Australia. Kimber travels around his homeland staying in flea-bitten motels, getting whispered at by Cricket Australia officials, and bonding in a beautiful bromance with fellow cricket writer Sam Collins. When his book isn’t chronicling his dreams about Alastair Cook, it is watching England cut deep into the Australian cricket system.

Jarrod Kimber
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 84

Jarrod Kimber

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-09-12
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Biography of Jarrod Kimber, currently Global writer and presenter at espncricinfo, previously Big Cheese at Cricket With Balls and Big Cheese at Cricket With Balls.

The Art of Batting
  • Language: en

The Art of Batting

'Kimber is a 22nd-century cricket writer' The Guardian Colourful cricket history meets expert analysis in this richly researched exploration of the art of batting. Most batters are trying to do their best, yet the top players are creating art. It is physically impossible to face an 80mph delivery and track it with your eyes, yet the greatest batters do more than just watch the ball, they predict where it will go. They can see into the future. This book is about the batters who see what mortals don't. Javed Miandad purposefully made errors to manipulate the field, Sachin Tendulkar dug up a pitch to take on Warne, Shivnarine Chanderpaul was peppered by tennis balls on the beach until he create...

Wounded Tiger
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 624

Wounded Tiger

THE WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR and THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR. 'The most complete, best researched, roses-and-thorns history of cricket in Pakistan' Independent 'As good as it's likely to get' Guardian The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of Partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognised, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cricket has been entwined with national identity and Pakistan's successes helped to define its status in the world. Defiant in defence, irresistible in attack, players such as A.H.Kardar, Fazal Mahm...

Rahul Dravid
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Rahul Dravid

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Rahul Dravid was probably one of the last classical Test match batsmen. Combining technical virtuosity with a legendary work ethic and near-yogic powers of concentration, he epitomised an old-school guts-before glory approach in an age increasingly defined vy flashy strokeplay and low attention spans.

Twirlymen
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 404

Twirlymen

From W. G. Grace to Shane Warne Twirlymen is an essential look at that most eccentric of cricketers - the spin bowler They are the masters of deception, the jokers in the pack; illusionists conjuring wickets out of thin air with nothing more than an ambled approach and a wonky grip. Not for them the brutish physicality of the pace bowler nor the reactive slogging of the batsman. Theirs is a more cerebral art. They stand alone in a team sport. They are Twirlymen.

The Year of the Balls 2008: A Disrespective
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 165

The Year of the Balls 2008: A Disrespective

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-05-15
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

If Wisden is cricket's bible, then Cricket With Balls is its Satanic Verses. This is not a cricket book for the tea and crumpet set. You need to be a perverted sort of cricket fan to enjoy this. You'll find yourself immersed in the players' boudoir activities, cry at the Bryce McGain saga and will be asked to join Sehwagology. There are heroes, villains and tales of South African redemption that will make you question the very core of your being. The book has more cricket opinion than an orgy with Peter Roebuck, Navjot Sidhu, Arjuna Ranatunga and Geoffrey Boycott. Abducted directly from the blog cricketwithballs.com, this is the ultimate disrespective of the 2008 cricket year.

Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 242

Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-07-04
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  • Publisher: A&C Black

A startling and powerful journey to the very core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and the match-fixing that now runs rife throughout world cricket. For several years Ed Hawkins made friends with India's illegal bookmakers - men who boast turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars per cricket match - as well as the corruption officers of the International Cricket Council who are trying to shut them down. It's a shady world and rumours abound. But then Hawkins receives a message that changes everything and he decides it is time to expose the truth behind match-fixing.Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy is a story featuring politicians, governing bodies, illegal bookmakers and powerless players - as well as corruption, intimidation and even suicide. It is a story that touches all cricket-playing nations around the world. It is a story that every cricket fan must read. You might never again watch a cricket match without suspicion...

Hitting Against the Spin
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 308

Hitting Against the Spin

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-06-10
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

'Fascinating and insightful . . . lifts the curtain to reveal the inner workings of international cricket. A must-read for any cricketer, coach or fan' Eoin Morgan 'This path-breaking book should be compulsory reading for commentators and captains - and all cricket fans' Mervyn King 'Clever and original but also wise' Ed Smith How valuable is winning the toss? And how should captains use it to their advantage? Why does a cricket ball swing? Why don't Indians bat left-handed? What is a good length and why? Why are leg-spinners so successful in T20 cricket? Why did England win the World Cup? Why do all Test bowlers bowl at either 55 or 85mph? Why don't they pitch it up? All cricketers long to ...