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The Random History of Cricket
Aubrey Ganguly
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Hardcover. A lot of leather has "plunk-plicked" against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England. From a Great Victorian refusing to walk (even though his bails have been knocked off by the bowler) to modern-day sledgers playing floodlit pyjama cricket, this book recalls the games achievements, happenings and coincidences. Illustrator(s): Husband, Tony. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WHP; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 120 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
A lot of leather has plunk-plicked against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the noble ball game in just 100 run-grabbing moments (plus a few extras for overthrows). This is the story of cricket as it has never been told before: a well tossed-up compilation of surreal match reports, spoof correspondence and quirky cartoons. From a Great Victorian refusing to walk (even though his bails have been knocked off by the bowler) to modern-day sledgers playing floodlit pyjama ... Read more
A lot of leather has plunk-plicked against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the noble ball game in just 100 run-grabbing moments (plus a few extras for overthrows). This is the story of cricket as it has never been told before: a well tossed-up compilation of surreal match reports, spoof correspondence and quirky cartoons. From a Great Victorian refusing to walk (even though his bails have been knocked off by the bowler) to modern-day sledgers playing floodlit pyjama ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Prion Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853759406
SKU
V9781853759406
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About Aubrey Ganguly
Aubrey Ganguly is the Editorial Director at Future Publishing. A former newspaper journalist, he has written about everything from sport to showbiz for all of Britain's nationals Justyn Barnes is a freelance writer. He contributes regularly to FourFourTwo and Sky The Magazine. The co-authors of The Reduced History of Football, they both live in London and are ... Read more
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