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The England Cricket Miscellany John White

The England Cricket Miscellany By John White

The England Cricket Miscellany by John White


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Summary

Intended for cricket lovers, this work helps readers learn hundreds of facts about the England team on a range of topics, from the Bodyline Tour to Freddie's Ashes summer, encompassing the notable feats with bat and ball of both the cricketing gods and their assistant pie-throwers and the epic Test match encounters in which they participated.

The England Cricket Miscellany Summary

The England Cricket Miscellany by John White

There is something for every cricket lover in "The England Cricket Miscellany". The England cricket team has a long and storied history, but this book is not exclusively a work of reference, or a compendium of lists, or a collection of biographies, or a compilation of trivia. It is a gloriously quirky mixture of all these things and much more besides. Within these pages, the reader will learn hundreds of fascinating facts about the England team on a wide range of topics, from the Bodyline Tour to Freddie's Ashes summer, encompassing the notable feats with bat and ball of both the cricketing gods and their assistant pie-throwers and the epic Test match encounters in which they participated. A veritable cornucopia of information about the quintessential summer game, "The England Cricket Miscellany" will bring hours of reading pleasure to every fan.

About John White

John White is a lifelong sports fanatic who has dedicated his spare time, and his computer, to compiling a massively comprehensive database of sporting facts and figures. He is the author of The Official Manchester United Miscellany (Carlton Books, 2005). A Belfast man, he was won over to cricket during the nerve-jangling 2005 Ashes series, and has researched this book with all the zeal of a recent convert! He lives in Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Table of Contents

Including: Player biographies; * Lord's Cricket Ground and other Test match venues; * Great Test match encounters; * Cricket World Cup and other one-day internationals; * Fantasy England XIs; * Famous supporters; * Cricket records; * Overseas tours; * England captains; * The Barmy Army; * Test Match Special; * Superstitions; * Scorecards; * Nicknames; * Jerusalem; * and much more.

Additional information

GOR005020975
9781844421619
1844421619
The England Cricket Miscellany by John White
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Welbeck Publishing Group
2006-09-04
160
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