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No-Balls and Googlies
Geoff Tibballs
Extent: 192 pages
Size: 185x125mm
Publication Date: 06/06/2013
About the Book
Cricket is undoubtedly the elegant game, occupying a long-established and distinguished position in the annals of sporting history. Played by gentlemen the world over, the word cricket may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word cricc, meaning a staff or crutch – giving us a game played with a long wooden implement – and the first (reliable) mention dates back to Guildford in the 16th century.
No-Balls and Googlies uncovers the origins of this captivating game, and explores its traditions, records, milestones and memorable moments through a fascinating array of facts and figures, anecdotes and curiosities.
For example, did you know that the Hambledon Club of Hampshire, founded around 1767, is generally perceived as cricket's spiritual home? Or that British and Australian troops conducted their own Desert Ashes series in Iraq in 2005? Or perhaps an England XI's first overseas tour was to the United States?
From the leg glance to leg before, king pair to cover drive, and from the no-ball to the googly, this book is sure to entertain, inform and delight.
About the Author
Geoff Tibballs has written many bestselling books, including Senior Jokes (The Ones You Can Remember), Seriously Senior Moments (Or, Have You Bought This Book Before?) and The Grumpy Old Git’s Guide to Life.
Reviews
- 'Full of amusing anecdotes, statistics and a history of the game', Best of British
- 'From the leg glance to the leg before, this informs and delights', Lancashire Evening Post
- 'An entertaining compendium of anecdotes, facts, statistics, quotes and trivia', Evergreen
- 'Uncovers the origins of this captivating game, and explores its traditions, records, milestones and memorable moments through a fascinating array of facts and figures, anecdotes and curiosities', Burnley Express
- 'This book is the perfect companion for cricket fanatics', The Visitor (Morecambe)