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Publication Notes Details : A unique celebration of the past 25 years in cricket including a whole new CELEBRATING section on this summer's incredible Ashes series, this updated title not only THE MODERN represents a stunning visual record of the whole cricket experience, but also GAME AROUND brings together all the strands of the game by providing a superb visual gallery THE WORLD of players, tournaments, fans, grounds, and the icons. This is a stimulating and 2005 timely photographic record of the past 25 years in international cricket, looking MITCHELL at the evolution of the modern game into the worldwide televisual sporting BEAZLEY spectacular it is today. Illustrated with the best international cricket images of recent years, and supported by stimulating text, this book is a visual treat for cricket fans around the world. Structured thematically with chapters exploring topics, such as the rise of the modern game, the true icons, the fans, the grounds, the Tests, and The , this book is a complete record of the modern game, from the World Series to the most recent innovation 20/20. "World Cricket" celebrates the most memorable moments and best players of the past 25 years from Viv Richards and through to and Sachin Tendulkar. Updated to celebrate The Ashes tournament in in 2005, this book now includes a huge 48-page section on the series, together with a new foreword from Ian Botham - making it an essential buy for all cricket fans.

United Agents | 12-26 Lexington Street London W1F OLE | T +44 (0) 20 3214 0800 | F +44 (0) 20 3214 0801 | E [email protected] Publication Notes Details ARM-BALL TO What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you ZOOTER - A be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather SIDEWAYS LOOK on willow? Cricket's vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliche, poetry and AT THE prose, misty-eyed romanticism and old-gits' cynicism. ARM-BALL TO ZOOTER is LANGUAGE OF a witty guide to the peculiarities of the game, its history and major figures; CRICKET cricket-lovers might find their own pet hates confirmed; cricket newcomers 2006 might be amazed at what cricket-lovers have been up to all these years. PENGUIN

CRICKET, A sports book with a difference. It is an original and engaging journey around LOVELY the perennially curious world of cricket, leaving no metaphorical leg-break CRICKET? unturned and peering at the game from every conceivable angle. It seeks to 2008 answer the questions that crop up on a daily basis but rarely receive a YELLOW JERSEY satisfactory answer. What are the players really like? What is the secret of PRESS sledging? Why get so worked up about the Ashes? Why all the cliches? And when will India take over the world?

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