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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Cricket
The Ashes may be the longest and fiercest sporting soap opera the
world has known. The anticipation is always intense, expectations
are high and, for England fans, disappointment is almost
inevitable, as we usually lose. But it's a drug we can never kick.
How have we got into this state? Can we ever break free? Marcus
Berkmann knows he can't and has stopped even trying. ASHES TO ASHES
is the first emotional history of the contest, shamelessly
eschewing balance and objectivity to give the punter's view of
every series since 1972. This new edition updates the tale to the
victorious 2009 series, while remaining brutally realistic about
our chances in 2010 and beyond . . .
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3D Cricket 2 in 1 Tacticboard and Training Book
- Tactics/strategies/drills for trainer/coaches, notebook, training, exercise, exercises, drills, practice, exercise course, tutorial, winning strategy, technique, sport club, play moves, coaching instruction,
(Paperback)
Theo Von Taane
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Discovery Miles 2 540
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After the thrashing the Aussies gave the English in the 2013/14
Ashes test match cricket fans have had cause to wonder if the Poms
have forgotten all they ever learnt about playing cricket. The
answer is in this blank book. The title "What the Poms know about
Cricket" is answered inside by the blank pages 100 of them. It's
the ideal gift to give all your Pommy friends & when the joke's
over it can be used to keep the scores of future test matches.
This title examines the history of cricket throughout the Americas
and asks if the sport could have been the national game in America,
as 22 states were playing the game in 1859. It also showcases
never-before-seen pictures including art works and selected team
scores.
This title examines the history of cricket throughout the Americas
and asks if the sport could have been the national game in America,
as 22 states were playing the game in 1859. It also showcases
never-before-seen pictures including art works and selected team
scores.
The Inside Story of The Australian Cricket Team's Tour of India -
2013 Find out what "really" happened on the Tour of India through
the wickedly outrageous chronicles of the 17th Man as he picks over
the daily entrails of a Tour gone wrong in his parallel cricketing
universe. Australian Cricket Tours of India always start with
winning expectations that are ever so slowly deflated by stifling
days watching dusty pies belted over the boundary ropes and a curry
smorgasbord that runs through you like the Ganges. Mental
disintegration under pressure is nothing new. Add the spice of
HomeWorkGate, persecution of the Mohali 4, debilitating on-field
performances and a dash of sledging and you have enough explosive
to shake the pillars of Australian cricket. NOW WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY JOCK MACNEISH What Readers Say "Funny, considered, intelligent
humour which struck a chord for me as a cricket fan" "Warwick Todd
with bite "
There are no villains here. Award-winning journalist Paul McNally finds corrupt cops, drug dealers, vigilante residents, addicts, torturers, murderers and cops partnered with drug dealers. But no villains.
Raymond is a shop owner on Ontdekkers Road, in Johannesburg, who takes a baseball bat to the dealers when they break his rules. He systematically records in his notebook the police officers who come – all day, every day – to collect their bribe money from the dealers, and is looking for someone to trust. Khaba is a middle-aged police officer who wants a quiet life but whose demons will not leave him in peace. He is trying to regain his trust in what he once regarded as an honourable profession. Wendy is a petite, ageing police reservist who can handle an R5 rifle with confidence, but not the sadness that accompanies her in her daily life – the loss of her police officer husband, brutally murdered by a drug lord, and the addiction that has her adult son in its grip. She is looking for respect and affirmation and for her own life to have meaning.
Through different paths, the lives of Raymond, Khaba and Wendy intersect on the street as their attention is focused on the current power couple – a drug dealer named Obi and Lerato, a police officer. Seemingly untouchable, Obi and Lerato terrorise Ontdekkers, and in the process upset the balance of this already lawless world.
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