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First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket Paul Donnelley

First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket von Paul Donnelley

First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket Paul Donnelley


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Zusammenfassung

Features 200 bizarre curiosities highlighting the First, Last and Onlys that have occurred during the illustrious history of Cricket - from the determined cricketers fined for playing on the Sabbath to the only virtuoso to score a century and take all ten wickets in a single innings.

First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket Zusammenfassung

First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket Paul Donnelley

200 brilliant and bizarre curiosities highlighting the First, Last and Onlys that have occurred during the illustrious history of this sport - from the determined cricketers fined for playing on the Sabbath to the only virtuoso to score a century and take all ten wickets in a single innings. This absorbing collection of stories is guaranteed to enthral and includes some of the greatest gentleman to have graced the field of play, such as: The first player to bat on all 5 days of a test match. The last incidence of under-armed bowling in an international match. The only father and son to score centuries in the same First Class innings.Delight in a myriad of facts that you never knew about this glorious game.

First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket Bewertungen

Paul has an unerring eye for the fascinating. He is one of the world's leading oddity hunters - Jeremy Beadle. Donnelley is the master of reference books - Mitchell Symons.

Über Paul Donnelley

Described by Jeremy Beadle as 'one of the world's leading oddity hunters', Paul Donnelley is a freelance author, journalist and pop historian. He is a Sunday Times Top 10 Best-selling Author with over 15 books to his name and contributions in many more. Paul has also written features for numerous national newspapers and magazines, and has published a number of sports titles including Television Sporting Heroes, The Arsenal Companion, Arsenal: On This Day and Cricket: On This Day. He is currently working on Hamlyn's Firsts, Lasts & Onlys sport series, which include Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Football and Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Golf.Location: Essex, UK.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Voyage through the captivating annals of cricket and encounter an array of rarities, including: * The first streaker at a Test match in England. * The first batsman under 20 to score a Test 100. * The first bowler to take four consecutive wickets in Australia. * The first knighthood for services to any sport. * The first batsman to be out for 99 in a Test match. * The last white player to captain the West Indies Test team. * The last century scored in the prestigious Gentlemen vs Players match. * The last delivery in the last eight-ball-over in Australian First Class cricket. * The last England match overseas as the MCC. * The last Test appearance by W.G Grace. * The only Test match decided on the last delivery. * The only player to hit a six on all five days of a Test match. * The only man to play First Class cricket and First Class football on the same day. * The only Englishman to score a century against Australia in England on their debut. * The only Test cricketer never to bat, bowl or field.

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GOR002266811
9780600621737
0600621731
First, Lasts & Onlys Cricket Paul Donnelley
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Octopus Publishing Group
20101004
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