A classic reprint which no young cricketer should be without. Also a release for those who are cricket memorabilia fanatics.Here is the art of cricket by one of the greatest in the game, the acknowledged master. In this reprint of a classic, all of The Don?s essential instruction is provided in clear and concise detail in his delightful writing style. It includes the original stop-motion photographs which show the strokes and positions of Bradman?s own game. With his passion for the game, Don Bradman was keen to pass on his knowledge of cricket to the younger generation. How to Play Cricket includes instruction on batting, grip and the different strokes, bowling, fielding and running between wickets. This book is a look at classic cricket technique which includes the ?newly introduced? lbw rule.

More than 60 million books sold in the Teach Yourself series! Get more runs and put more batsmen out with expertise from experienced players Learn to Play Cricket is the essential guide for improving your all-round skills and player performance. Written by Mark Butcher, Captain of Surrey County Cricket Club and former England Captain, together with Paul Abraham, an ECB Level 3 Coach and Berkshire County Cricket Club Committee Chairman, this book will help you to improve every dimension of your game. It covers all aspects of the sport from preparing for the game to improving batting, fielding and bowling techniques. It also gives essential advice on tactical play, coaching, umpiring, scoring and most importantly the rules of the sport. Includes: Writing by Mark Butcher and Paul Abraham, both superstars on the British cricket scene One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the authors' many years of experience Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts

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.

If you want to learn how to play cricket then check this "How To Play Cricket" guide. In this step-by-step guide, you will reap the following benefits: - Learn the basics of playing cricket. - Learn the areas of the cricket field. - Become good in the fielding position in the ground. - Learn how to bat - Learn how to catch the ball. - Learn how to bowl. - Learn how to field. - Learn how to do power play. - Learn the different formats of cricket. - And much more. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z.

CRICKET: The game of kings, the king of games. Though it is an old saying, it is quite relevant, rather more apt even in the democratic world of today. In India cricket reigns supreme. Our “Little Master’s Gavasker and Tendulkar stands peerless in his popularity among all the sports-lovers of the country. But in spite of the game’s extreme popularity, it is quite complicated if one does not follow it properly. There are still lot's of cricket lovers who are unable to understand the rules and laws of cricket.

This book is written exclusively for the smalll kids of the age group of 8 to 14. This is a reference book for those small kids who, probably, have not understood the demonstration and explanation by his or her coach on a particular day. The kid will then open this manual and by seeing the pictures and the short explanation which accompanies the photos in the form of labeling will give the correct insights to the player and that player will go to the coach and easily correct himself.

Looking at the inter-war period, this work explores the relationship between cricket and English social and cultural values.

Every year Indian Air Force invites online application for the Group X (Technical) & Group Y (Non-Technical) to shortlist male candidates on the merit based. Group X trades is comprises of English, Physics and Maths as per the 10+2 CBSE pattern whereas Group Y Trades is comprises of English, Reasoning and General Awareness. The present book “INDIAN AIR FORCE AIRMEN GROUP X & Y” is specially designed for the candidates of Indian Air Force – Group X & Y recruitment exam. It includes the Model Solved Papers (Official) in the beginning of the book to give the insight of the difficulty level and variety of questions that are being asked in the exam. Divided into 5 Key Sections; English, Physics, Mathematics, Reasoning & General Awareness this book is a complete package that provides Chapterwise Theory in the ‘Notes’ form, with more than 5000 MCQs are given in a Chapterwise manner the quick revision of each chapter. Detailed explanatory answers have also been provided for each question for the better understanding of the concepts. The main purpose of this book is to assure success of the candidates of this exam. TABLE OF CONTENTS Model Solved Papers (Official), English, Physics, Mathematics, Reasoning & General Awareness.

A geographical history of cricket in England and Wales in a global context.