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Sphere Of Influence

'Does cricket make money
in order to exist, or
does it exist in order to
make money?' In the last
three years, cricket has
changed more completely
than in the preceding
three decades,
revolutionised by a racy
new format, Twenty20,
and a glamorous new
competition, the Indian
Premier League. How did
India come to run world
cricket? How did clubs
owned by billionaires and
Bollywood stars begin to
shove international
competition aside? How
did money unite players
and divide
administrators, amid
allegations of massive
corruption? Gideon Haigh
has followed cricket's
biggest story since Kerry
Packer's 'World Series'
from the beginning:
Sphere of Influence is
the result. This
insightful collection
brings the struggle to
save cricket's soul into
sharp and disturbing
focus.

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Beefys Cricket Tale

Life is very rarely dull
or quiet when Sir Ian
Botham is around. One of
Britain's greatest
sportsmen, 'Beefy' has
always worked hard and
played hard, and this
book reflects that.
Botham has compiled some
of his favourite stories
from a life devoted to
cricket and brought them
all together in one
volume. With the help of
his huge network of
friends, colleagues,
team-mates and opponents,
he has put together a
wonderful collection of
the best and the funniest
stories from the cricket
world. Featuring
contributions from
legends such as Shane
Warne, fellow
commentators and former
team-mates including
David Gower, and many of
the current England team,
this is a book the
reader can pick up and
immediately be privy to
some of cricket's
strangest and most
hilarious moments, from
the player who turned up
to a game without any
clothes on to avoid being
fined for wearing the
wrong kit to the
cricketing legend whose
desire for a burger
landed him in hot water.

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Crickets Greatest Rivalry - A
History Of The Ashes In 10
Matches

Award-winning author
Simon Hughes brings the
history of the Ashes to
life by selecting 10 of
the most iconic matches
from the fixtures 135
years. His gripping
account not only recounts
the highs and lows of
each game but places you
right at the heart of the
action, explaining the
social context,
conveying the atmosphere,
assessing the
backgrounds and
temperaments of the
players wearing the three
Lions of England and the
baggy green of Australia
and evaluating the
result.

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Clarkes Meadow And The Calypso
Kings

West Indian cricketers
have always found a 'home
away from home' whenever
they have played at Trent
Bridge - either as a
member of a touring party
or as part of the
Nottinghamshire team.
Clarke's Meadow & The
Calypso Kings chronicles
all of the West Indies'
major visits to
Nottingham, stretching
right back to the start
of the 20th century and
also profiles the many
fine players from the
Caribbean that have
joined the Notts staff.

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Everywhere We Went - Top Tales
From Crickets Barmy Army

Boxing Day, Melbourne
2010: a packed house of
over 80, 000 sits down to
watch the crucial fourth
Test unfold. Three days
later, only 12, 000
remain - and it's just
the Barmy Army,
celebrating as England
retain the Ashes. They
run through their full
repertoire of songs,
cheering on England's
success. Meanwhile, the
England players salute
those who have made the
effort to be there,
spending thousands of
pounds to support their
side, inspiring them to
another great victory.
What was it like to be
there? How did it come to
pass that thousands
gathered together? Who is
the trumpeter? Who came
up with the songs? What
else do the Barmy Army
get up to when the
cricket finishes? This
book answers all those
questions, and many
more, providing a
brilliant and hilarious
insight to life on tour
with the Barmy Army. For
those who were there, it
will bring back a flood
of memories. For those
who weren't, this book
will show you what you
missed, and why you need
to join in next time to
have the time of your
life.

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Stiff Upper Lips And Baggy
Green Caps - A Sledger's
History Of The Ashes

Peppered with bouncers,
expletives, and even the
odd diplomatic incident,
this is a rip-roaring
journey through over a
century of Ashes history.
For a list of every Ashes
century and five-wicket
haul, try Wisden, but
if you want to know which
England batsman was a
martyr to syphilis and
which Australian fast
bowler reckoned the Queen
had 'nice legs for an old
Sheila', then read on...
Stiff Upper Lips and
Baggy Green Caps exposes
the seamy side of Ashes
cricket. It gives the
inside story behind
controversies from the
Bodyline series of
1932-33 and the Lillee
and Thomson blitzkrieg of
1974-75, right up to the
unseemly modern spats
that ensure that this
biannual frenzy of
backbiting,
finger-pointing and
dubious facial hair
remains one of the great
events of the sporting
calendar.

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Ashes To Ashes - The Story Of
The Back-to-back Series Of
2013-14

Details: For the first
time since the mid-1970s,
England and Australia
faced each other home and
away in back-to-back
series in the summer and
winter of 2013. Under
prolific captain Alastair
Cook, England went into
the Ashes on the back of
three unbeaten series,
including a first win in
India for more than 25
years. By contrast,
Michael Clarke's
Australia arrived in
England with an
inexperienced side,
changing their coach just
weeks before the Ashes
started. No wonder
England started as strong
favourites. And so it
proved, as England won
the home series by a 3-0
margin - their biggest
Ashes win since the
1970s. But there were
signs of an Australian
revival in their defeat,
and when England arrived
Down Under, they found
an entire nation ready to
make things different,
as the underdogs fought
back. Suddenly,
Australia were the better
side in every aspect of
the game, and they won
back the Ashes after
three consecutive
crushing victories.
Watching on as events
unfolded was
award-winning cricket
writer Gideon Haigh. With
great insight and skill,
he reveals the key
moments of both series,
analysing the
personalities of the
players and how they
coped with the most
pressurised and
high-profile cricketing
contest of them all: the
Ashes. No other book on
the subject comes close
to this one in getting to
the heart of the matter.
Ideal for: All cricket
fans, especially those
who enjoy the Ashes
series. This hardback
book has 301 pages and
measures: 22.2 x 14 x
2.6cm

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The Ashes Quiz Book

Since the first tour in
1882, Test Cricket's
England-Australia Ashes
series has been one of
the game's most thrilling
rivalries. Often
featuring gripping
matches, memorable
innings, and some of
sport's most embarrassing
facial hair, it's a
breeding ground for
trivia buffs. Bursting
with fascinating facts
and over 700 questions to
test all-round knowledge
- from the famous matches
to the personalities who
became household names
(and those who didn't) -
The Ashes Quiz Book is
guaranteed to find out
how much you really know
about cricket's greatest
sporting tournament.
Trivia includes: 'At
which ground did the
first Test Match between
England and Australia
take place?', 'Who is
the only batsman to be
dismissed handling the
ball' in an Ashes
series?, 'Who bowled
Bradman out for a duck in
his last Test Match?' and
'Which record was broken
after 75 years at Lord's
in 2009?'. And just in
case you don't know, the
answers are at the back.

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Official Mcc Ashes Treasures

The Official MCC Ashes
Treasures is the perfect
way to celebrate
cricket's most fiercely
contested series. From
the late 19th century
England and Australia
have met twice every four
years and, since 1882,
the prize for the series
winners has been a tiny
urn, purportedly
containing the ashes of a
bail burned after England
had lost at The Oval. As
well as a running history
of the series, special
features are
interspersed,
highlighting some of the
legends from each team,
the controversies and the
media. And, unique to
the "Treasures" series,
there are 30 items of
facsimile cricket
memorabilia from the past
120 years to pick up and
hold. This updated third
edition includes a
feature on England's
dominating 3-1 series
victory in Australia in
2010-11.

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From Sophia To SWALEC - A
History Of Cricket In Cardiff

Having already hosted
several one-day
internationals featuring
the likes of Australia
and Pakistan - as well as
limited-over
Wales-England games -
Glamorgan CCC are ready
to take the next step.
Sophia Gardens has
undergone major
redevelopment to become a
ECB rated 'A' category
ground and 2009 will see
a much-coveted Ashes Test
match played in the Welsh
capital. The book will
include chapters on the
very early history of the
ground from 1858 right
through to the 2007 ODI
between England and
India, as well as
reports and scorecards,
playing records,
statistics and interviews
with players past and
present.

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A History Of Cricket In 100
Objects

Once the preserve of the
English, now, for
nations the world over,
summertime means cricket
bats to be oiled, rain
forecasts analysed and
tea in the pavilion.
Cricket has enthralled us
since the seventeenth
century. But what is it
about the game that
provokes such fervour?
Award-winning sports
author Gavin Mortimer
calls together a cast of
salt-of-the-earth
Yorkshiremen, American
billionaires and dashing
Indian princes to tell
the strange and
remarkable tale of
crickets journey from
medieval village sport of
club-ball to the global
media circus graced by
superstars from Denis
Compton to Sachin
Tendulkar. If youve ever
wanted to know what a
hoop skirt has to do with
overarm bowling, why
England fight Australia
over a burnt bail, or
how to avoid tickling a
jaffa in the corridor of
uncertainty, Mortimer
chalks up a stunning
century of tales in the
first truly accessible
global history of
cricket.

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Athertons Ashes - How England
Won The 2009 Ashes

With Australia having
lost their invincible
aura and an improving
England side having home
advantage, the 2009
Ashes series was always
likely to be a gripping
contest. And with the
hero of 2005, Andrew
Flintoff, announcing
this was to be his
swansong, the level of
interest reached fever
point. Watching on
throughout, with a calm,
insightful eye was
former England captain
Mike Atherton, whose
reports on the Ashes
series in The Times were
required reading for all
fans of the sport. Having
played in seven Ashes
series himself, he
understands precisely the
unique pressures of
cricket's longest and
most intense
international rivalry. In
Atherton's Ashes, he
provides his day-by-day
account of how the
fortunes of both sides
fluctuated throughout a
terrific summer of
cricket. He analyses the
key turning points for
each team and reveals the
vital technical issues
that can make or break a
player in such
high-pressure scenarios.
He explains how the
decisions of the
captains, Andrew Strauss
and Ricky Ponting,
helped shape events and
brings vividly to life
the best of the action.
Atherton's Ashes is sure
to be the definitive word
on the brilliant 2009
series, where the
outcome hung in the
balance until the final
Test.

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Tuffers' Alternative Guide To
The Ashes

Tuffers' Alternative
Guide to the Ashes finds
legendary cricketer and
popular media icon Phil
Tufnell giving his own
alternative history of
the prestigious event.
Drawing on personal
experiences and the
memories of great English
and Australian cricket
personalities, Tuffers
highlights all the
elements that are needed
to contribute to a
memorable Ashes series -
both on and off the
pitch. From heroic
performances to bonkers
selections, dubious
tactics and nail-biting
finishes, he aims to
uncover the key to
winning the famous urn. A
great gift for any
cricket fan as we
approach a double Ashes
series, this is a highly
entertaining book packed
with the humour and
warmth you'd expect from
a character like Tuffers!

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England's Ashes - The Story Of
The 2010 - 2011 Ashes Series

Relive the legendary
2010-11 Ashes series that
saw England win in
Australia for the first
time in 24 years in this
unique commemorative
book. Written by Press
Association Sport and
with 130 stunning colour
photographs, England's
Ashes: The Story of the
2010-11 Ashes Series
contains in-depth
analysis of the five
Tests, individual player
ratings and man of the
match profiles, and is a
fitting tribute to
England's impressive
victory. Press
Association Sport, the
sports arm of the UK's
national news agency has
a dedicated team of
sports journalists
attending and reporting
on almost every major
sporting event in
Britain. As authors, the
agency was responsible
for the bestselling
Official English Leagues'
Football Records 2011.

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