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Bazball
£10.99Bazball
After one win in 17 by the start of the summer of 2022, England needed something new. For 145 years, Test cricket was played mainly in one way: batters laid a foundation, before daring to attack – and, even then, only if circumstances were favourable. Bowlers tried to bowl maidens, calculating that they would eventually force an error. But the old ways weren’t working. Then came ‘Bazball’, driven by new head coach in Brendon (‘Baz’) McCullum and captain Ben Stokes. What followed was one of the most thrilling revolutions in any sport, as a rudderless and ridiculed England Test team became – almost overnight – cricket’s most talked-about phenomenon. They embarked on a brand of Test cricket that breathed life into an ailing format, breaking records as they went on to win 11 out 13 Tests before the start of an eagerly anticipated Ashes series. This book is an unmissable read.
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Bill Edrich
£22.00Bill Edrich
Record-breaking England cricketer, wartime RAF hero, Tottenham Hotspur footballer, and husband to five wives – this is the captivating life of one of England’s most remarkable yet often overlooked cricketing heroes, Bill Edrich.
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Might Bite
£10.99Might Bite
For more than 12 years, Patrick Foster lived a double life. Turning 31, a popular and sociable young teacher and former professional cricketer, he had a lovely girlfriend and a supportive family. But he was hiding a secret and debilitating gambling addiction from even those closest to him. Huge bets had led to huge debts, thousands of lies, and consequences for his mental health that pushed him to the edge of the platform at Slough station, where he was moments from taking his own life in March 2018. He lost 50,000 on a single horse, Might Bite, in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In his desperation, he had taken out every possible loan, and borrowed money from family, friends and even the parents of children he taught. Although his life was unravelling around him, he could not stop. You might think that this is just one man’s story. But problem gambling affects one in 200 people in the UK alone.
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Playfair cricket annual 2024
£10.99Playfair cricket annual 2024
The indispensable pocket guide to the cricket season. The 77th edition of the ‘Playfair Cricket Annual’ is packed with all the information you need to follow the cricket season in 2024, as well as a review of events during the previous twelve months. Pakistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Australia will all be touring England this coming summer, and here you’ll find comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action.County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players registered to the counties at the start of the season, full coverage of last summer’s events and a fixture list for all major domestic matches in 2024.
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Sir Trevor on cricket
£20.00Sir Trevor on cricket
Sir Trevor McDonald is one of Britain’s most celebrated broadcasters and his devotion for cricket is almost as well known as his legendary professional achievements. In this memoir, ‘On Cricket’, Sir Trevor explores his childhood in the Caribbean and celebrates his life-long love of the sport that followed him no matter where in the world his illustrious journalistic career would take him. Sir Trevor offers a wide-ranging commentary on cricket as a common language between England, the West Indies and beyond – a sense of belonging that knows no borders – and celebrates cricket as an engine of national identity and an essential feature of daily life and community.
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Stuart Broad
£10.99Stuart Broad
Stuart Broad is a fighter. For over 17 years he has been leading England’s Test attack, taking wickets and becoming one of the most successful bowlers in history. In his autobiography, he takes us on an extraordinary journey through the moments which have defined him. From bursting onto the scene to becoming an integral part of the new look England team, Broad delves deep into the struggles, sacrifices, and relentless determination which have made him one of the greatest ever bowlers.
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White hot
£12.99White hot
When England lifted the T20 World Cup in November 2022, they became the first ever men’s team to be One-Day International and T20 world champions simultaneously. In English sport, triumphs aren’t just rare – they also tend to be followed by a collapse. England’s white-ball cricket side was different: a team that followed scaling the summit by doing so again. They became, as Australia’s captain put it, ‘the benchmark’ for the rest of the world. ‘White Hot’ tells the full story of how England built one of the most extraordinary sides ever seen in limited-overs cricket.
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