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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.571 first-class matches from 1934 to 1958. 36,985 runs. 29th on all-time lists. Bill Edrich was one of the greatest cricket sensations of his time along with Denis Compton and Len Hutton. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940 and played association football for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur during the 1930s.In the first biography for 30 years, award-winning writer Leo McKinstry recounts Edrich's audacity both as a cricketer and RAF pilot. Edrich's flying prowess awarded him the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and a promotion to Squadron Leader after his part in a courageous daylight raid over Cologne in August 1941.After the war, Edrich's life took a few wrong turns as he married an impressive five times and repeatedly clashed with the cricket hierarchy. As a consequence, he was left out of the tour of Australia in 1950-51 which ended up costing the team greatly. Edrich redeemed himself a few years later as he drove the victory home in the 1953 Ashes and helped to bring back the trophy in his last tour of Australia in 1954-55.A history of cricket victories, wartime glory and a life lived to the fullest, this compelling biography reveals the story of one of cricketing's greatest characters.

The period between 1990 and 2000 remains the most defining period in the history of Indian cricket. It is a time period that shaped modern Indian cricket and has a lot to do with where and how Indian cricket stands today. The nineties is a decade of significance for Indian cricket. The nineties witnessed the changing face of Indian cricket and its stakeholders. This book tries to capture the story of Indian cricket during the nineties. The story of how Mohammad Azharuddin struggled as captain in the initial stages of his tenure and then emerged as India's most successful captain. The story of the 1996 World Cup and how it transformed Indian cricket. The story of Sachin Tendulkar's emergence as the best batsman in the world and the story of his struggles as the captain of the Indian cricket team. The story of how Jagmohan Dalmiya - Indian cricket's man of the decade - and the BCCI discovered the true potential and value of Indian cricket and how it changed the BCCI, the ICC and the World Game. The story of how the player-bookie nexus and match-fixing allegations and investigations nearly destroyed Indian cricket. And finally, the story of the greatest test series played on Indian soil in 2001 that started a renaissance of Indian cricket under Sourav Ganguly. The nineties were the best of times and the worst of times for Indian cricket.

This book shows how you can enter the Zen state whilst playing Cricket.Explore the mystical mind state known as the Zone to improve your game.Learn about Crickets origins and its fascinating history.Find out how Cricket can be seen as a Christian Game of meditation.Read about the author's long-term experience of tai chi and meditation and how it relates to experiencing zone.Researching the modern science understandings of what the zone is and how to be in it.This book shows the modern Cricketer how to improve their performance when entering this mystical Zone.

Sachin Tendulkar made an immediate impact on the cricket world at the tender age of 16 in 1989. For the next 24 years he went from strength to strength and even in his teens was recognized as one of the world's greatest batsmen. By the end of his career in 2013 he had cemented his place as one of cricket's all-time greats. This best-selling biography was first released in 2002, followed by the second and third editions in 2010 and 2012. The Collector's Edition marks the master's 50th birthday, a decade since his retirement.>'An eminently readable life story of India's most loved sportsperson'--JT Jacob, The Hindu

When MSD announced his sudden retirement from international cricket in August 2020, two die-hard fans; a trainer, leadership coach & workplace psychologist and the other a researcher; set out to create a farewell gift for him in the form of a book on his leadership. Combining forces with their craze for cricket at the core & leveraging their respective domain competencies, they have analyzed & decrypted MSD's leadership process and zeroed-down upon the underlying secret ingredients behind his stupendous success & greatness as a leader. Offering practical insights, concepts and actionable principles; supplemented by examples drawn from MSD & the cricket field, other sporting arenas, military leadership and the business world; the book offers a clear roadmap & blueprint on the MSD way of leadership which could be applied readily by anyone looking to successfully lead a team to peak performance while also realizing their true potential.

A tour-de-force take on the key aspects, attributes, principles and nuts & bolts of M.S. Dhoni's leadership playbook which have effectively paved the cricketing legend's journey from the swashbuckler & firebrand Dhoni at the outset, who gained the cricketing world's attention by leading a bunch of rookies to the T20 World Cup win in 2007, to the highly revered & Captain Cool MSD who has truly become a legend of the game being the only soul on this planet to have won the triple crown of Cricket...

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From the 1960s until the turn of the century, Phil Wilkins was chief cricket writer in turn for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, then The Australian and The Sun newspapers. In this autobiography, he remembers great players watched and interviewed, historic events, reviving memories of cricketers, rugby league, rugby union and soccer players, of boxers and tennis titleholders. Among his cavalcade of champions are Rod Laver, Ian and Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson, Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry and Shane Warne; England's Freddie Trueman, Ian Botham, Colin Cowdrey and Geoffrey Boycott, the West Indies' Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, the Pakistanis, Javed Miandad and Imran Khan, the Indians, Bishan Singh Bedi and Sunil Gavaskar, and earlier Australian immortals, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall and Norman O'Neill; in rugby league, Johnny Raper, Ron Coote, Reg Gasnier, Harry Wells and Bobby Fulton; in rugby union, Ray Price and Ken Catchpole, Ewen McKenzie and Phil Kearns, Tim Horan and Jason Little, David Campese and Nick Farr-Jones, all match-winners and game-breakers, the mightiest of performers. But the first of his greats was Melbourne's Australian Rules captain and later coach, the splendid Ron Barassi.Above all players, Wilkins praises his littlest hero, the fearless nine-year-old Guyanese boy, Dominic, who saved his life by throwing himself at a pipe-wielding thug at the height of a riot in the World Series Cricket match in Georgetown on the "Forgotten tour" of 1979, when the Australians drew the SuperTest series with Clive Lloyd's world champion West Indians.

This is an eye-opening and shocking insider¿s account of the rot within Indian cricket.

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On the Ashes, a captivating novel by the renowned author Gideon Haigh, will take you on an unforgettable journey. Published in 2023 by Atlantic Books, this masterpiece is a must-read for any avid book lover. The genre of this book is hard to pin down, as it transcends traditional categorizations, offering readers a unique blend of suspense, drama, and introspection. Gideon Haigh, known for his insightful writing, brings his distinctive narrative style to this book, making it a standout piece in contemporary literature. The story unfolds in a way that keeps you hooked from the first page to the last, making it hard to put down. On the Ashes is more than just a book; it's an experience that leaves a lasting impression. So, if you're looking for a book that offers more than just a good read, this is the one for you. Published by Atlantic Books, it's a testament to their commitment to bringing quality literature to readers worldwide.

A celebration of the humble cricket pavilion, an architectural icon of British life. In this lavishly illustrated book, Lynn Pearson explores the history of these often overlooked gems of architectural and social history.

Skill fitness training for male cricket players is a comprehensive approach that combines multiple training variables to improve their performance on the field. The primary objective of skill fitness training is to enhance the players' cricket-specific skills, such as batting, bowling, fielding, and wicket-keeping. However, cricket is a physically demanding sport that requires a range of physical and mental attributes to excel. Hence, the training program must also address other fitness variables, such as agility, speed, power, strength, endurance, coordination, reaction time, balance, and flexibility.Agility is an essential attribute for cricket players, as it allows them to change direction quickly and efficiently while maintaining balance and control. It is particularly important for fielders who need to cover large distances and make quick, accurate movements to catch the ball or stop it from crossing the boundary line.

Jersey No.7 is the story of a cricketer whose passion, craze, madness, fury, fury, desire, hope, success is only his game. On the other hand, like a responsible son, by burning his own passion for the family, the fire of its ashes is being lived in the heart.

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