Jack Hobbs

Author: Leo McKinstry
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409019675
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
The astonishing feats of Sir Jack Hobbs continue to resonate more than a century after he first played Test cricket. During his long career that stretched from the age of W.G. Grace to the era of Don Bradman, he scored more first-class runs and centuries than any player. Even today, he remains England's greatest run maker in Ashes Tests. He changed the art of batting with his elegant style, and transformed the status of professional cricketers through the strength of his personality. Born into poverty, Hobbs rose to have a central role in some of Test cricket's most explosive series, but not without controversy and dispute. At last here is a comprehensive biography of Hobbs, giving us fresh insights into every aspect of his story. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR.

The Cricket Quiz Book

Author: Adam Pearson
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1907792619
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Did you know that cricket is the second most popular sport in the world and has been an established team sport for centuries, with more than 100 cricket-playing nations now recognised by the International Cricket Council? No doubt those questions haven't left cricket aficionados remotely stumped, but be prepared to be caught out by the 1,000 leg-breaking quiz questions in this book. Your innings will require you to recall facts and figures relating to every possible aspect of the game of cricket from players to umpires and national to international matches, together with all kinds of trivia, so you could very easily find yourself in a real spin and may need to enlist the help of friends to bail you out before a sneaky Chinaman bowls you over, slips you up or reduces you to a pile of ashes. Whether you find yourself top of the batting order or limping with a square leg, this book, with a fitting foreword by Dickie Bird, contains a wealth of knowledge about the sport that is guaranteed to enthral all cricket fans, and questions that will stimulate fond memories and friendly debates for many an entertaining hour.

British Sport - a Bibliography to 2000

Author: Richard Cox
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135287775
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
Volume three of a bibliography documenting all that has been written in the English language on the history of sport and physical education in Britain. It lists all secondary source material including reference works, in a classified order to meet the needs of the sports historian.

British Sport: Biographical studies of British sportsmen, sportswomen, and animals

Author: Richard William Cox
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714652528
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Sport in Britain

Author: Richard William Cox
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719025921
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description

The Scots & The Turf

Author: Alan Yuill Walker
Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178530187X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 441

Book Description
The Scots & The Turf tells the story of the great contribution made to the world of Thoroughbred horse racing by the Scots and those of Scottish ancestry, past and present, culminating with the 2017 Grand National winner One For Arthur. The influence has been across the board, from jockeys to trainers and owners, as well as many legendary horses. Outstanding personalities include trainers Mark Johnston on the Flat and Alan King over jumps, five-time champion Flat jockey Willie Carson, and the greatest of all jumping enthusiasts, the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. While they are long established names, the 21st century has embraced a new roll of honour headed by One For Arthur's trainer Lucinda Russell, Keith Dalgleish, who has established new records for a Scottish-based (Flat) trainer, and Lucy Alexander, a brilliant young jump jockey, and many others. Recognition of the part played by all those from north of the border is long overdue and The Scots & The Turf sets the record straight with a fascinating account of those who have helped make horse racing into the fabulous spectacle it is today.

The Picture Show

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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656

Book Description

Lionel Robinson: Cricket at Old Buckenham

Author: Stephen Musk
Publisher: Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
ISBN: 1908165529
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
Lionel ‘Robby’ Robinson (1866-1922), Australian financier made good, settled at Old Buckenham Hall in the Norfolk countryside. There he hosted the 1912 South African tourists, the 1919 Australian AIF team, and most famously and intriguingly Warwick Armstrong’s 1921 Australians. Former England captain Archie MacLaren ran Robinson’s cricket affairs. The ‘country house’ hospitality drew many of the notable players of the era, such as Michael Falcon. Stephen Musk roots his story in Norfolk, and the wider world of cricket, and traces links to MacLaren’s famous win over the 1921 tourists at Eastbourne.

Teaching Children Art

Author: Jack A. Hobbs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781577664734
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book teaches basic "art literacy," which is the ability to understand art concepts, in addition to facts and technical skills, and how to apply these concepts with intelligence and discrimination in both studio art and art criticism. Emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking with particular attention to visual perception and nonverbal thought. Addresses basic literacy in aesthetics, art criticism, and art history, as well as in the studio arts. Addresses stages of universal development (Piaget) and nonuniversal development (D.H. Feldman) within the context of graphic development (Lowenfeld) and aesthetic development (Parsons). For elementary school teachers (especially elementary art teachers). Also, a useful book for students studying elementary education and curriculum development. - Publisher.

Sheep

Author: Valerie Hobbs
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312561161
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Every dog needs a boy.