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Following on from the hugely successful Best After-Dinner Sports Tales, yet more rousing and rib-tickling stories from the after-dinner speaking circuit, from some of the biggest names in sport as well as well-known celebrities from the world of entertainment. The book will begin with the cricket world, with stories from Australia, West Indies, South Africa, NZ and the sub-continent, before going on to cover many other sports, with a plethora of contributions from the world of rugby, football, g...

Sachin Tendulkar, b. 1973, Indian cricketer; contributed articles.

In this pictorial autobiography, Brian Johnston, or "Johnners" as he is known to the two million regular "Test Match Special" listeners, offers a summary of the great cricketing moments he has seen and the great players he has known, in a career as a radio and television commentator which spans the whole of the post-war era, in England and overseas, from 1946 to 1990.

This book aims to capture the atmosphere and history of the 61 grounds which have hosted over 1100 Test matches since the first Test was played at Melbourne in 1877. The text examines playing characteristics of the wicket and how these have altered over the years. Changes in topography of the ground itself, the new stands which have been erected and those which have been dismantled, are featured in words and pictures, including aerial views. Tables giving details of games played at each site are...

"60 Classic Essex Matches": Essex Cricket's history has been laced with thrilling run-chases, heroic failures, devastating bowling spells and explosive batting feats. Now, for the first time, 60 of the most memorable matches involving the Club have been chronicled in one book. "60 Classic Essex Matches" encapsulates the spirit of being an Essex supporter as it recounts the ups and downs of following the county over the course of its illustrious history. With appreciations and recollections of so...

Sachin Tendulkar has been the biggest cricket icon of his time. His batting is based on the purest principles: perfect balance, economy of movement, precision in stroke-making, and that intangible quality given only to geniuses, anticipation. His greatness was established early: he was only 16 when he made his Test debut, 17 when he made his first Test century, and by the time he reached 25 he had made Test hundreds on 16 occasions. In 2000 he became the first batsman to have scored 50 internati...

Rich in history and steeped in tradition, the complexities and nuances of cricket, in all forms of the game, have enthralled generations of fans since the days of W.G. Grace and Victor Trumper. The game has changed beyond all recognition from its advent in Victorian times as a mass spectator sport in England and Australia - Test cricket has now spread around the world, the 50-over version has become an accepted mainstay and Twenty20 has attracted legions of new fans to the game - but the fundame...

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has become known as `cricket's bible', and in 2013 it celebrates its 150th anniversary. Many of its traditions are of great significance to all fans of the sport, and its annual nomination of the Cricketers of the Year is cricket's equivalent of the Oscars. Beginning in 1889 with the honouring of Six Great Bowlers of the Year, the Almanack's announcement of the Cricketers of the Year has been a hotly debated highlight of the cricket season ever since. For the first...