What Is a Googly?: The mysteries of cricket explained - Softcover

Eastaway, Rob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 186105629X ISBN 13: 9781861056290

Publisher: Portico, 2010

Synopsis

Have you ever spent an Ashes summer, followed the IPL on television or even watched the local village cricket team with friends who know - or pretend to know - a lot more about the game than you do? Are you a cricket 'widow' who would perhaps like to converse more fluently (or even at all!) with a cricket-loving mate? Do you get your silly mid offs confused with your short legs? and why do cricketers rub the ball on their trousers? This layman's guide will answer all your questions as it demystifies the jargon, explains where cricket came from, what happens on the field, what the tactics are and the do's and don'ts of being a spectator. If you've ever made a fool of yourself in the pavilion, wondered who's winning (or even just how long the match is going to go on), then Rob Eastaway has written the book for you!

About this title

Review:

'The ideal gift book for cricket lovers to bestow upon the uninitiated.' The Times; 'This marvellous little paperback has the best explanations I have ever come across.' Time Out --Time Out

From the Author:

A new edition of What is a Googly? was published in May 1999. The new edition includes all of the recent developments in cricket. This book is for anyone who is curious to learn more about the game, and who has found themselves asking questions such as "why do they rub the ball on their trousers?"

About this edition

• Publisher: Portico
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 186105629X
• ISBN 13: 9781861056290
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144