Who Wants to be a Batsman?

Author: Simon Hughes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471135624
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Batsmen are the poster boys of cricket. They are the richly rewarded andrightly celebrated stars of the game: Sachin Tendulkar, Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, A.B.de Villiers and Kevin Pietersen. This is a story about them. Their hopes and fears, their triumph and torment. It is a book about the real feelings that batsmen experience and probes into their minds to see how they deal with one of the most precarious jobs in sport, in which life and death are one ball apart. Simon Hughes hero-worshipped the famous batsmen of his youth, and dreamt of scoring a hundred for England. His flawed attempts to make runs in a 15-year professional career are the prism through which he reflects on how some talented boys turn into great batsmen, and others lose their way. Now universally known as The Analyst, Hughes assesses what ingredients a batsman needs to succeed. He delves into sports psychology, showing that what goes on in the mind is the key to batting. There is no right way or wrong way to bat. This book reflects the diverse range of batting personalities and styles. Hughes spends time with many of the legendary players - from Garfield Sobers to Kumar Sangakkara - revealing what made each of them so prolific, and the secrets behind Sir Donald Bradman's phenomenal output. He chronicles the way batting has evolved and answers the fundamental question: are batsmen born or made? Written in the same wry, sardonic style as the award-winning A Lot of Hard Yakka, it is the most insightful and entertaining book about batsmen ever published.

Sculpting You to be the next master batsman: Sachin Tendulkar-----A coach's confessions

Author: Nikhil Jain and Ankur Jain
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
Sculpting YOU to be the next master batsman – Sachin Tendulkar: One of the more technical books on the market which is not just a time pass but is actually meant to teach serious batsman and those serious about going on with cricket the exact formula, method and technique required to develop the game of a master. Perhaps one of the best resources of formative guidance for the serious batsman on the market, this book gives you a peephole into the mind of one the game’s greatest thinkers and talents. Every intricacy and aspect to Tendulkar’s game is studied, analysed and scrutinised and it is shown to the reader the exact what and why behind the little masters batting and what’s more the aspects to mental toughness and mental resiliency which allowed him to launch a career of such mammoth proportions. The book reveals in to the reader what made Tendulkar Tendulkar and what it will take on your behalf to also become the next Tendulkar and really does go into almost pin point detail about the little master’s game and substantiates to the common man exactly what made Tendulkar so good.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cricket But Were too Afraid to Ask

Author: Iain Macintosh
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408174340
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cricket But Were too Afraid to Ask explains the often-baffling laws of modern sport in a light-hearted and easy-to-understand way to the new fan/spectator or the 'sport widow'. This is a witty, off-the-wall guide to the rules of modern cricket, as if written by a very patient but understanding friend. Writer Iain Macintosh explains how cricket works and why is it so popular, and reveals the history of the game. He guides the novice through the basic rules of the sport in a bouncy, easy-to-fathom style, but also explains the fast-changing pace of the modern game that has made it even more compelling. If you've ever wondered what a Barmy Army is and how you sign up, or even if you've just wanted someone to sit you down and explain that whole LBW thing, this book is all you ever needed to know about cricket, but were too afraid to ask.

Cricket for Beginners

Author: John Berry Hobbs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cricket
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description

Cricket For Dummies

Author: Julian Knight
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9781119996569
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 301

Book Description
Whether you’re a weekend cricketer or aspiring armchair expert, Cricket For Dummies helps you make sense of this fascinating sport. Not just a jargon busting guide to cricket’s laws, techniques and tactics, it also contains advice on kitting yourself out and provides lessons on playing the game and improving your batting, bowling and fielding skills. For the budding fan, there’s a guide to the greatest players, the memorable matches, and a tour through the cricketing scene – both domestic and international – giving you the knowledge you need to fully appreciate this special game. This book has been updated for the Ashes 2009, featuring revised information on new players, the Indian premier league, Stanford 20:20 and the latest coverage of past and future competitions. Julian Knight is a BBC journalist, writer, and cricket enthusiast. He is a former youth coach and captain, and has been a club cricketer for over 20 years. Consultant Editor Gary Palmer played first class cricket for ten years with Somerset before becoming a professional coach.

Bowling

Author: Sam Collins
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408166097
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Bowling is a one-stop shop for all cricket coaches, teachers and players looking for ways to improve play. It sets out coaching advice in clear, jargon-free language, with plenty of photographs to add further explanation. Content includes: The basics, e.g. the run-up, the delivery strideTechnique for each style of delivery with step-by-step illustrated instructionsTraining drills to improve each skillCommon problems - and how to fix themTactics, e.g. when to use which style of delivery, patience and disciplineAdvanced play, e.g. the more difficult techniques The book also includes examples of players, past and present, who are renowned for their expertise in certain techniques, as well as words of advice from the legends.

A Century of Philadelphia Cricket

Author: John A. Lester
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512803944
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 456

Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Cricket and the Law

Author: David Fraser
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714653471
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 464

Book Description
In a readable, informed and absorbing discussion of cricket's defining controversies - bodyline, chucking, ball-tampering, sledging, walking and the use of technology, among many others - Fraser explores the ambiguities of law and social order in cricket.

The Quicks

Author: Robert Drane
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1922786950
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Intimidation. Cunning. Contempt. The greatest pace bowlers have a vast arsenal at their disposal. Australian quicks have perfected the art of re-arranging batsmen's ribcages and life-priorities. Death stares and old-fashion lip are used in combination with explosive pace, tactical guile and the ability to make a cricket ball do unprecedentedly vicious things. The Quicks profiles the most successful, frighteningly-fast and charismatic Australian bowlers to ever terrorise the Poms… and every other cricketing nation. Author Robert Drane tells the stories of the men who have captivated the Australian sporting public, from Lillee and Thomson, to McGrath, Johnson and the modern menace of Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood.

Wisden India Almanack 2016

Author: Suresh Menon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9384898287
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 808

Book Description
Wisden has grown through the years to embrace innovation and maintain its status as the most revered and cherished brand in cricket. The 'Bible of Cricket', Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published every year since 1864. Wisden's Cricketers of the Year Awards, one of the oldest honours in the sport, dates back to 1889. The Almanack, known for editorial excellence, has been a perennial bestseller in the UK. The fourth edition with India-specific content is even more engrossing. Contributors include Ramachandra Guha, Ian Chappell, Ajit Wadekar, Amol Rajan, Osman Samiuddin, Dileep Premachandran, Prashant Kidambi, Ruchir Joshi, Rajdeep Sardesai, Akash Chopra, Jarrod Kimber, and Jack Hobbs