What - you may ask is the point of an English perspective on French sport? In David Owen's own words, "you might just as well seek out a sea otter's take on kabuki". Nevertheless, having lived upwards of ten per cent of his life in France, and a lot more than that immersed in French grammar, current affairs and culture, he offers exactly that in ......
The 45th edition of The Cricketers' Who's Who tells you everything you need to know about every single player from all 18 counties and includes an indepth women's section to take in the growing number of professional female cricketers as well as the England Women squad. Nigh on 500 players have answered questions ranging from the greatest ......
As a cricketer, Frank Worrell mesmerised spectators with his stylish play, his elegance and his classy strokes - an artist in a realm replete with talent. Apart from that finesse on the field, he epitomised the sporting characteristics associated with the finer aspects of the game: the spirit of cricket. He relentlessly advocated for more ......
With a burgeoning reputation as one of the fastest bowlers in the land, Ellcock's hopes of playing Test cricket for England were cruelly thwarted by injury. Plunged into depression and forced to pursue another career, a childhood interest in aviation was to be his salvation. Ellcock relocated to the USA and qualified as a commercial airline pilot, ......
Sports fans around the world were enthralled when Australia beat South Africa in that famous World Cup semi-final at Edgbaston in 1999. Among them, in a bar in Cyprus, were two holidaying Icelanders, Ragnar and Stefan. It was the first time they'd seen cricket, but they returned home determined to teach the game to their friends. They didn't know ......
Who Only Cricket Know tells the story of the second most controversial tour in English cricket history after Bodyline and has not been revisited since two tour books came out in the immediate aftermath. The cricket is dramatic, the key characters fascinating, and it is awash with incidents on and off the field, many of them involving race and ......
'My Special Place' written and illustrated by Gina Rees, a farmer's wife from Hampshire, is set on a farm in beautiful countryside and follows the adventures of her two lovely dogs. The older dog wants to take the younger one to a special place, but this place only appears in the summer time. First they have to be patient and wait through the ......
No other sport offers up stories quite like the ones collected in Sticky Dogs and Stardust. Only cricket allows recreational players to rub shoulders with international stars and even superstars in a fully competitive context, providing them with some of the most cherished memories of their lives.
