Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Title | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Booth |
Publisher | Wisden |
Total Pages | 1520 |
Release | 2015-04-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781472913586 |
*Large-format edition* The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Wisden 2015 - the 152nd edition - contains coverage of every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports and scorecards for all Tests and ODIs. Including the eagerly awaited Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and some of the finest sports writing of the year - such as the brilliant obituaries - together with trenchant opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack truly is a "must-have" for every cricket fan. A perennial bestseller in the UK. "There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously Wisden". Andrew Baker in the Daily Telegraph
The Shorter Wisden 2012
Title | The Shorter Wisden 2012 PDF eBook |
Author | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 585 |
Release | 2012-04-12 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408180219 |
The Shorter Wisden is a compelling distillation of what's best in its bigger brother. Available from all major eBook retailers, Wisden's digital version includes the influential Notes by the Editor, all the front-of-book articles, reviews, obituaries and all England's Tests from the 2011 season.
Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy
Title | Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy PDF eBook |
Author | Ed Hawkins |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 2013-07-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1408169967 |
A startling and powerful journey to the very core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and the match-fixing that now runs rife throughout world cricket. For several years Ed Hawkins made friends with India's illegal bookmakers - men who boast turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars per cricket match - as well as the corruption officers of the International Cricket Council who are trying to shut them down. It's a shady world and rumours abound. But then Hawkins receives a message that changes everything and he decides it is time to expose the truth behind match-fixing.Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy is a story featuring politicians, governing bodies, illegal bookmakers and powerless players - as well as corruption, intimidation and even suicide. It is a story that touches all cricket-playing nations around the world. It is a story that every cricket fan must read. You might never again watch a cricket match without suspicion...
WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANACK 2021
Title | WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANACK 2021 PDF eBook |
Author | BOOTH LAWRENCE |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2020-04-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781472975485 |
The Wisden Guide to International Cricket 2012
Title | The Wisden Guide to International Cricket 2012 PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Lynch |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 273 |
Release | 2011-11-07 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408165309 |
With Tests and One Day Internationals now joined by Twenty20 games, there is more international cricket than ever before. These games captivate a television audience of tens of millions throughout the year and throughout the world. But how do you keep track of all the players? The Wisden Guide to International Cricket (formerly known as The ESPN Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket) is the answer. The 2012 edition of this already popular annual paperback will contain crisply written profiles of everyone expected to appear in a Test match in 2012. Published in November 2011, at the beginning of international cricket's busiest time of year, this is the only guide that tells you HOW they play as well as what they've achieved. The 200 players featured in the book all get full-page treatment, with a photograph alongside a career summary in words, facts and figures. And to back up the profiles, there are quick-fire records for every country, and up-to-date statistics from www.cricinfo.com, the world's biggest cricket website. The Wisden Guide to International Cricket is the essential companion for every cricket lover, and the ideal complement to the long-standing Spring bestsellers Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and Playfair.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2022
Title | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2022 PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Booth |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 632 |
Release | 2022-07-26 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1472991109 |
The 159th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the finest sports writing of the year and covers reports and scorecards for all Tests, one-day and Twenty20 internationals, making it the cricketers' bible worldwide.
The Shorter Wisden 2013
Title | The Shorter Wisden 2013 PDF eBook |
Author | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 419 |
Release | 2013-04-19 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1408192268 |
The Shorter Wisden is a compelling distillation of what's best in its bigger brother. Available from all major eBook retailers, Wisden's digital version includes the influential Notes by the Editor, all the front-of-book articles, reviews, obituaries and all England's Tests from the 2012 season.