200 brilliant and bizarre curiosities highlighting the First, Last and Onlys that have occurred during the illustrious history of this sport - from the determined cricketers fined for playing on the Sabbath to the only virtuoso to score a century and take all ten wickets in a single innings. This absorbing collection of stories is guaranteed to enthral and includes some of the greatest gentleman to have graced the field of play, such as: The first player to bat on all 5 days of a test match. The last incidence of under-armed bowling in an international match. The only father and son to score centuries in the same First Class innings.Delight in a myriad of facts that you never knew about this glorious game.
ISBN: | 9780600621737 |
Publication date: | 4th October 2010 |
Author: | Paul Donnelley |
Publisher: | Hamlyn an imprint of Octopus |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 224 pages |
Genres: |
Cricket Sports Encyclopaedias and reference works |