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Paperback. Condition: Good. It?s one thing to be 14 years old and a loser. It?s one thing to be the class swot, and hopelessly infatuated with someone who doesn?t know you exist. But what kind of teenager is besotted with an entire sports team ? when the players are even bigger losers than she is?In 1993, while everyone else was learning Oasis lyrics and crushing on Kate Moss or Keanu, Emma John was obsessing over the England cricket team. She spent her free time making posters of the players she adored. She spent her pocket money on Panini stickers of them, and followed their progress with a single-mindedness that bordered on the psychopathic.The primary object of her affection: Michael Atherton, a boyishly handsome captain who promised to lead his young troops to glory. But what followed was one of the worst sporting streaks of all time ? a decade of frustration, dismay and comically bungling performances that made the England cricket team a byword for British failure.Nearly a quarter of a century on, Emma John wants to know why she spent her teenage years defending such a bunch of no-hopers. She seeks out her childhood heroes with two questions: why did they never win? And why on earth did she love them so much.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The hilarious book of all the best on-pitch repartee and banter -- the fine art of sledging.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. The diary of a cricket season by one of the sport's greatest commentators.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The latest unmissable volume of autobiography from David 'Bumble' Lloyd, author of Last in the Tin Bath.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Anna Sinclair Hill (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Good. A thrilling and fascinating celebration of the career of one of the world's most famous cricketers and the game he loves.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The diary of a cricket season by one of the sport's greatest commentators.

Hardback. Condition: Good. The latest unmissable volume of autobiography from David 'Bumble' Lloyd, author of Last in the Tin Bath.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tom Smith first wrote his guide for umpires and scorers in 1980. Since then his 'indispensable' guide (Richie Benaud) has gone through five fully-revised editions. The 'new' Tom Smith is the first to be fully redesigned and updated for the 21st century. Its publication coincides with international recognition that there should be one universal standard for the training of umpires whatever country they operate in. The 'new' Tom Smith incorporates the full 2000 Code of the Laws of Cricket with amendments as ratified by the MCC and international and national cricket bodies in 2003. The freshly drawn diagrams are easy to follow and will be of value not only to umpires and scorers, but to all lovers of the game of cricket. As Richie Benaud, the great Australian cricketer and commentator, has said, he never goes without his copy of 'Tom Smith'. Nor should any spectator who wishes to feel fully qualified in discussing the application of the Laws of Cricket to the game. As Colin Cowdrey, former England captain, wrote, Tom Smith 'offers clear direction to all umpires and scorers.' John Arlott, one of the great commentators on cricket, called it 'the essential guide.'.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A quirky collection of true stories from the weirder side of cricket, including a game played on ice, a plague of flying ants and a one-armed cricket team.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Ex-England cricket captain Mike Brearley examines the 'Spirit of Cricket' and how the notion of a 'good spirit' can be applied more broadly than simply in cricket or sport.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Contains: the Laws of Cricket, help on interpretation, and practical hints. This edition takes into account the 2000 Laws of Cricket. It can be used as a reference book for umpires and scores from test match to club cricket levels.

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Catherine Lloyd Burns's The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen>is an outlandish tale of a grandmother and her grand daughter whose us-against-the-world friendship teaches them both about what it means to tell the truth.Cricket Cohen is>not>a liar. She just enhances the truth. Often. Cricket is a natural-born storyteller. She is also a part-time geologist, a Greek professor, and a certified brain surgeon with a thriving private medical practice. Yes, her patients are all stuffed animals, but the work is still very demanding.Despite her busy schedule, Cricket always has time for Dodo, her equally imaginative grandmother. And one Manhattan weekend when Cricket finds herself in hot water with her teacher and thoroughly fed up with her controlling parents, she and Dodo hit the pavement. What could possibly go wrong when two people with a habit of confusing fact and fantasy take off looking for adventure? Lots, it turns out, and eleven-year-old Cricket finds herself face-to-face with some hard truths about love, family, and getting home again. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The world's bestselling cricket annual. The indispensable pocket guide to the cricket season.

Paperback. Condition: Good. In this middle grade novel, an autobiography assignment gets truly unreal when a middle schooler and her mischievous grandma run away from home. Cricket Cohen isn't a liar, but she doesn't always tell the exact truth. She loves thinking about geology and astronomy and performing tricky brain surgery on her stuffed animals. She also loves conspiring with Dodo, her feisty grandmother who lives in the apartment right next door. One Manhattan weekend when she's in hot water with her teacher and her controlling parents over a fanciful memoir essay, Cricket goes along with Dodo's questionable decision to hit the bricks. Imagining all sorts of escapades, Cricket is happy to leave home behind. But on a crosstown adventure with an elderly woman who has her own habit of mixing truth and fantasy, some hard realities may start to get in the way of all the fun. From Catherine Lloyd Burns (The Good, the Bad & the Beagle) comes The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen, an outlandish tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter whose us-against-the-world friendship teaches them both about what it means to tell the truth. Praise for>The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen: The ending, Cricket's poignant rewritten memoir, is realistic but hopeful. May reassure readers with aging relatives facing Alzheimer's. --Kirkus Reviews>Reminiscent of a Kate Di Camillo story relocated to the big city. --School Library Journal.…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The hilarious book of all the best on-pitch repartee and banter -- the fine art of sledging.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Tom Smith first wrote his guide for umpires and scorers in 1980. Since then his 'indispensable' guide (Richie Benaud) has gone through five fully-revised editions. The 'new' Tom Smith is the first to be fully redesigned and updated for the 21st century. Its publication coincides with international recognition that there should be one universal standard for the training of umpires whatever country they operate in. The 'new' Tom Smith incorporates the full 2000 Code of the Laws of Cricket with amendments as ratified by the MCC and international and national cricket bodies in 2003. The freshly drawn diagrams are easy to follow and will be of value not only to umpires and scorers, but to all lovers of the game of cricket. As Richie Benaud, the great Australian cricketer and commentator, has said, he never goes without his copy of 'Tom Smith'. Nor should any spectator who wishes to feel fully qualified in discussing the application of the Laws of Cricket to the game. As Colin Cowdrey, former England captain, wrote, Tom Smith 'offers clear direction to all umpires and scorers.' John Arlott, one of the great commentators on cricket, called it 'the essential guide.'.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Catherine Lloyd Burns's The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen>is an outlandish tale of a grandmother and her grand daughter whose us-against-the-world friendship teaches them both about what it means to tell the truth.Cricket Cohen is>not>a liar. She just enhances the truth. Often. Cricket is a natural-born storyteller. She is also a part-time geologist, a Greek professor, and a certified brain surgeon with a thriving private medical practice. Yes, her patients are all stuffed animals, but the work is still very demanding.Despite her busy schedule, Cricket always has time for Dodo, her equally imaginative grandmother. And one Manhattan weekend when Cricket finds herself in hot water with her teacher and thoroughly fed up with her controlling parents, she and Dodo hit the pavement. What could possibly go wrong when two people with a habit of confusing fact and fantasy take off looking for adventure? Lots, it turns out, and eleven-year-old Cricket finds herself face-to-face with some hard truths about love, family, and getting home again.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. That Will Be England Gone is a tour d'horizon of cricket in England from April to September.

Hardback. Condition: Good. This first collection of the finest letters written to the paper over the years ranges from Bodyline to helmets, swing bowling to sunglasses.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The latest unmissable volume of autobiography from David 'Bumble' Lloyd, author of Last in the Tin Bath.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The 55th edition of Playfair reviews the 2001 Ashes clash and the series with Pakistan, as well as England's winter tour of India. The book is packed with all the essential information required to follow events on the cricket field, with unrivalled up-to-the-minute statistical detail on all first-class players registered in the UK. The highlights of the 2001 season are fully covered and there will be a preview of the series with Sri Lanka and India in 2002, as well as fixture lists for the coming season.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Collecting hundreds of quips and quotes, and illustrated throughout, this is a cricket fan's guide to bats, beards, boundaries and bowls. It also includes witty sayings and wise words, along with legendary moments from cricketing history.

Paperback. Condition: Good. That Will Be England Gone is a tour d'horizon of cricket in England from April to September.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this middle grade novel, an autobiography assignment gets truly unreal when a middle schooler and her mischievous grandma run away from home. Cricket Cohen isn't a liar, but she doesn't always tell the exact truth. She loves thinking about geology and astronomy and performing tricky brain surgery on her stuffed animals. She also loves conspiring with Dodo, her feisty grandmother who lives in the apartment right next door. One Manhattan weekend when she's in hot water with her teacher and her controlling parents over a fanciful memoir essay, Cricket goes along with Dodo's questionable decision to hit the bricks. Imagining all sorts of escapades, Cricket is happy to leave home behind. But on a crosstown adventure with an elderly woman who has her own habit of mixing truth and fantasy, some hard realities may start to get in the way of all the fun. From Catherine Lloyd Burns (The Good, the Bad & the Beagle) comes The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen, an outlandish tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter whose us-against-the-world friendship teaches them both about what it means to tell the truth. Praise for>The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen: The ending, Cricket's poignant rewritten memoir, is realistic but hopeful. May reassure readers with aging relatives facing Alzheimer's. --Kirkus Reviews>Reminiscent of a Kate Di Camillo story relocated to the big city. --School Library Journal.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. The fun-loving Cricket neglects his Shabbat tasks while the industrious Ant does hers, but Cricket surprises her by coming to the rescue just in time to save her Shabbat celebration. Originally published in Hebrew. Kober, Shahar (illustrator).