The A-Z of Australian Cricketers - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195506049 ISBN 13: 9780195506044

Publisher: Walla Walla Press, 1997

Synopsis

This is the fullest and most reliable guide to the careers and achievements of Australia's greatest cricketers. Everyone who has represented Australia at Test level receives an entry, along with many other outstanding first-class and Limited Overs players. All the major cricketers are included -- Benaud, Border, Bradman, the Chappells, Lillee, Miller, Trumper, Walters, the Waugh twins -- along with the stars of a new generation, such as Blewett, Elliot, McGrath, and Warne. The 646 biographical entries trace the cricketers backgrounds, idiosyncrasies, batting or bowling techniques, career highlights, and any controversies in which they were involved. Every entry also includes comprehensive satistical data covering Tests, first-class matches, Limited Overs (both domestic and international), and captaincy results at all four levels. This book is intended for cricket followers and writers throughout the world.

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Review:

The A-Z of Australian Cricketers provides detailed and well-researched biographies, including career statistics, for every player to have represented Australia at Test level and a host of other memorable characters from Limited Overs and the first-class scene. Comprising 646 entries in total, this book is a useful reference work for any cricket buff, though potential purchasers should be aware that it is ostensibly the same text, updated and slightly expanded, as that found in the comprehensive Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket. The 45 contributors take in an impressive selection of experts and significant figures from the Australian cricket scene, making this an authoritative volume of considered appraisals. Starry-eyed eulogies these are not--players' problems and weaknesses are also examined, and the result is a series of well-balanced, beautifully written portraits that capture the essential characters of these antipodean sporting heroes. --Alisdair Bowles

About this edition

• Publisher: Walla Walla Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0195506049
• ISBN 13: 9780195506044
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Cashman Richard, Maxwell Jim, Stoddart Brian, Weaver Amanda, Webster Ray, Et Al