Like everybody else at Torpedo Moscow, Vanya loves Eduard Streltsov, the dashing young striker who scores hatfuls of goals. But on the eve of the 1958 World Cup, Streltsov is arrested... Læs mere
Practically a hundred years after his birth, Frank Worrell’s name still carries significant currency within the global cricket community.
A series of journalists, such as Scyld Berry, David Frith, Tanya Aldred, Eleanor Oldroyd, Geoff Lemon and Lawrence Booth write about their cricketing years of discovery, while players... Læs mere
Renowned cricket writer Scyld Berry has earned a living being paid to avoid the English winter and to visit warm countries to watch cricket. For those who have not been fortunate... Læs mere
When Len Hutton led the MCC to the Caribbean in 1953/54, the series was billed as the 'world championship of cricket' and described later as the most controversial since Bodyline.... Læs mere
Paul Edwards has a deep and abiding love of the game. And because of that, he has been immersed in its characters and characteristics for as long as he can remember.
The Queen lived for 96 years and reigned over seven decades, attending thousands of political, cultural and sporting events. Among them were 44 cricket matches, from back-country festivals in southern Australia to World Cup finals and, of course, many Test matches at Lord's.
Despite L’Escargot’s remarkable achievements, his name has largely faded from memory. Looking back, even Ginger McCain, Red Rum’s trainer, felt L’Escargot did not receive the credit he was due.... Læs mere
One Day At A Time uses selected matches from the past 60 years to tell the story of limited-overs cricket.
No other sport offers up stories quite like the ones collected in Sticky Dogs and Stardust. Only cricket allows recreational players to... Læs mere
The autobiography of Ricardo Ellcock tells the story of a Barbadian schoolboy who left his family behind to move overseas and follow his sporting dreams.
Kit Harris tells the hilarious story of how the Icelanders invented, forgot, rediscovered, and mastered cricket.