Not Dark Yet: A Very Funny Book About a Very Serious Game
ISBN: 9780955421716 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mike Harfield's 'Not Dark Yet' brings a rare authenticity to the subject of cricket. This is a book by a genuine cricketer and a genuine cricket fan with a talent for capturing the spirit of this special game in his witty prose.
Mike Harfield's 'Not Dark Yet' brings a rare authenticity to the subject of cricket. This is a book by a genuine cricketer and a genuine cricket fan w...
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41,25 zł |
The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, 1877-1977: Volume 1
ISBN: 9781408127568 / Angielski / Twarda / 816 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket', first published in 1979, is well established as an invaluable and unique source of reference essential to any cricket library. This new volume includes full scorecards and match reports from 1877 to 1977.
'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket', first published in 1979, is well established as an invaluable and unique source of reference essential to any crick...
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348,08 zł |
The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, 1977-2000
ISBN: 9781408127582 / Angielski / Twarda / 768 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket', first published in 1979, is well established as an invaluable and unique source of reference essential to any cricket library. This new volume includes full scorecards and match reports from 1977 to 2000.
'The Wisden Book of Test Cricket', first published in 1979, is well established as an invaluable and unique source of reference essential to any crick...
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348,08 zł |
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2012
ISBN: 9781408156940 / Angielski / Miękka / 1552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Wisden 2012 - the 149th edition - contains coverage of every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs. Including the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and some of the finest sports writing of the year - such as the brilliant obituaries - together with trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack truly is a "must-have" for... The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Wisden 2012 - the 149... |
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267,75 zł |
The Essential Wisden: An Anthology of 150 Years of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
ISBN: 9781408178966 / Angielski / Twarda / 1104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 150 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanac have contained more than 133,000 pages since the first edition was published in 1864. Over the years the Almanack - published every year without fail - has charted the highs and lows of the game, always giving its authoritative opinion on the players, the matches and the pressing issues of the day. For the first time in one volume, The Essential Wisden provides the pick of those 150 years and 133,000 pages. From the forthright Editor's Notes by the likes of Sydney H. Pardon, Hubert Preston, John Woodcock and Matthew Engel,... The 150 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanac have contained more than 133,000 pages since the first edition was published in 1864. Over th... |
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348,08 zł |
Harold Larwood: the Ashes bowler who wiped out Australia
ISBN: 9781849162074 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first ever biography of Harold Larwood. Larwood, one of the most talented, accurate and intimidating fast bowlers of all time is mainly remembered for his role in the infamous Bodyline series of 1932-3 which brought Anglo-Australian diplomatic relations to the brink of collapse.
Larwood was made the scapegoat - and despite the fact he was simply following his captain's instructions, he never played cricket for England again. Devastated by this betrayal, he eventually emigrated to Australia, where he was accepted by the... Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first ever biography of Harold Larwood. Larwood, one of the most talented, accurate an...
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77,39 zł |
Globalizing Cricket: Englishness, Empire and Identity
ISBN: 9781849665278 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport - how it developed and spread around the world. The book explores the origins of cricket in the eighteenth century, its establishment as England's national game in the nineteenth, the successful (Caribbean) and unsuccessful (American) diffusion of cricket as part of the development of the British Empire and its role in structuring contemporary identities amongst and between the English, the British and postcolonial communities. Whilst empirically focused on the sport itself, the book addresses broader issues such as... Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport - how it developed and spread around the world. The book explores the origins of c... |
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559,60 zł |
The Original Laws of Cricket
ISBN: 9781851243129 / Angielski / Twarda / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This series of books from the Bodleian Library reproduces the original rules of classic sports, complete with commentary about their historical evolution and adaptation in attractive, collectible formats. They are informative and often witty companions to the world of sport, bringing the past and present together. Of all the rules governing sports, the laws of cricket are among the oldest. The first written rules of 1744 survive solely on the border of a piece of linen at the Museum of The Marylebone Cricket Club, the home of cricket. "The Original Laws of Cricket "reprints the complete... This series of books from the Bodleian Library reproduces the original rules of classic sports, complete with commentary about their historical evo... |
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30,93 zł |
Cricket and Race
ISBN: 9781859733042 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nominated for Cricket Society Book of the Year Award 2002. Winner of the 2001 Lord Aberdare Prize for Sports History. Any attempt to understand the nature of social relations and cultural identities in modern Britain must consider the significance of sport. Sports have had a crucial role in sustaining national consciousness. Because cricket has so often been regarded as a symbol of Englishness, especially amongst those with economic and political influence, the role of race in the sport provides penetrating insights into English national identity, from the belief in racial... Nominated for Cricket Society Book of the Year Award 2002. Winner of the 2001 Lord Aberdare Prize for Sports History. Any attempt to un... |
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610,47 zł |
The Art of Wrist Spin Bowling
ISBN: 9781861260635 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the striking success of Shane Warne and Abdul Qadir in modern Test cricket, wrist-spin bowling is definitely back in fashion. In this fully illustrated and readable book, Peter Philpott shows players and coaches at all levels how to acquire the skills of this highly dexterous style of bowling. Areas covered include the basic techniques covered step by step, solving bowling problems, how to bat against wrist-spin, mental and physical preparation for matches, and the tactics to use.
With the striking success of Shane Warne and Abdul Qadir in modern Test cricket, wrist-spin bowling is definitely back in fashion. In this fully illus...
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77,39 zł |
Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now
ISBN: 9789350299999 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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84,46 zł |
A Cardus for All Seasons
ISBN: 9780285642478 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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115,74 zł |
Cardus in the Covers
ISBN: 9780285642485 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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115,74 zł |
Blowers, Bubbles & Balls
ISBN: 9781908724434 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blowers, Bubbles & Balls breaks away from Henry Blofeld's more conventional journalistic style and is a selection of short stories and anecdotes about some of the more unusual experiences he has encountered throughout his career as a cricket commentator and writer. A light-hearted and lightweight string of anecdotes by international media gadfly, Henry 'Blofly' Blofeld, which has marginally more about wine and women than cricket. However, Blofeld does introduce a few episodes such as his odyssey to the Sydney Hill to meet the owners of the 'Bespectacled Henry Blofly Stand' banner.His stories...
Blowers, Bubbles & Balls breaks away from Henry Blofeld's more conventional journalistic style and is a selection of short stories and anecdotes about...
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67,06 zł |
BOUCH - Through my Eyes
ISBN: 9781868425907 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "When Mark Boucher played his first game of cricket for South Africa, a senior player took him aside and bluntly told him he was the worst wicketkeeper ever to play in the national side. Over a decade later, when Bouch finally retired with a plethora of records under his belt and to huge acclaim from the public, he took grim satisfaction in relating this piece of history. Through my Eyes is the story of a man with remarkable sporting prowess. Born into a sports-mad family in East London, he excelled in squash, tennis and rugby before choosing cricket as his preferred sport. His extraordinary...
"When Mark Boucher played his first game of cricket for South Africa, a senior player took him aside and bluntly told him he was the worst wicketkeepe...
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90,18 zł |
Ashes Diary - Summer of the 17th Man: England 2013
ISBN: 9781492365006 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,63 zł |
From Dust to Dust - Illustrated
ISBN: 9781493690725 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,05 zł |
Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies): The 1932-33 Bodyline Tour of Australia
ISBN: 9781138776388 / Angielski / Twarda / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A great depression, worsening Anglo-Australian relations, the declining British Empire and the challenge from an Australia striving to find a national identity are the context which explain bodyline and its repercussions. Bodyline was a watershed in the history of cricket and politics were publicly seen as part of sport. This book offers a radical reappraisal of bodyline which challenges the official interpretations of the events, and places them in a unique social and political context. . A great depression, worsening Anglo-Australian relations, the declining British Empire and the challenge from an Australia striving to find a natio... |
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585,04 zł |
What the Poms Know About Cricket
ISBN: 9781494853334 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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33,82 zł |
Elk Stopped Play: And Other Tales from Wisden's 'Cricket Round the World'
ISBN: 9781408832370 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are few parts of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack that embody the magic and appeal of the game more than Cricket Round the World. Elk Stopped Play is a carefully-chosen selection of stories from twenty years of one of Wisden's most-loved sections. Combining the highlights of two decades of the Almanack's coverage of the game's further reaches, as well as original material that places the stories in context and expands upon the incidents and personalities involved, it is an original and eccentric examination of the sport's enduring worldwide appeal. ... There are few parts of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack that embody the magic and appeal of the game more than Cricket Round the World. |
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58,85 zł |