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Cricket
Social History of English Cricket
By Derek Birley
Paperback
Published 11-Jul-2003
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A Social History of English Cricket is an encyclopaedic survey of the game, from its humble origins all the way to modern floodlit finishes.
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
By Scyld Berry
Hardback
Published 14-Apr-2011
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The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden has been published every year since 1864. This 148th edition covers every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs. Trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records make it the cricketers' bible worldwide.
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Slipless in Settle
By Harry Pearson
Paperback
Published 05-Apr-2012
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A sentimental journey around club cricket in the north of England
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We'll Get 'Em in Sequins
By Max Davidson
Hardback
Published 01-Mar-2012
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A fascinating look at the changing nature of masculinity and manliness, told through the lens of a series of Yorkshire County Cricket Club player portraits through the ages - from the solid Edwardian George Hirst, through Fred Trueman and Geoffrey Boycott, to Strictly Come Dancing's Darren Gough.
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Tuffers' Cricket Tales
By Phil Tufnell
Hardback
Published 24-May-2012
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A wonderful collection of hilarious cricket stories and anecdotes from the popular ex-England cricketer and now successful broadcaster.
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Ian Botham
By Simon Wilde
Hardback
Published 14-Apr-2011
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A gripping biography of the man who shook cricket to its foundations and became a British sporting great in the process, Ian Botham
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WG's Birthday Party
By David Kynaston
Paperback
Published 18-Apr-2011
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On a hot morning in July 1898, the sporting world gathered at Lord's to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of WG Grace, the greatest cricketer the game has ever seen. Grace was cheered onto the field by a packed crowd as he captained the Gentlemen, the privileged old guard of the Establishment.
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W.G. Grace Ate My Pedalo
By Alan Tyers
Hardback
Published 01-Oct-2010
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Freddie Flintoff and W.G. Grace: together at last! W.G. Grace Ate My Pedalo is a spoof 1896 periodical from The Wisden Cricketer archives that looks at cricketing events of 2010 through a Victorian lens. Funny, irreverent and lavishly illustrated, this is the most original cricket book of the last 114 years.
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Original Laws of Cricket
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Hardback
Published 01-May-2008
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Of all the rules governing sport, the laws of cricket are among the oldest. Those of 1744 survive uniquely on a piece of linen at the MCC Museum of Cricket, drawn up when gambling on cricket matches was rife. The story of the evolution of these laws and how they affected the game is a fascinating and seldom told chapter in the history of cricket.
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Ashes
By Gideon Haigh
Hardback
Published 25-Feb-2011
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A complete day-by-day account of this winter's Test series in Australia.
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