Cricket

In No Spin, Shane sets the record straight. From his extraordinary family history to his childhood as a budding Aussie Rules footballer in suburban Melbourne....

Many critics believe Adam Gilchrist is the greatest wicketkeeper/batsman to have played the game, but Adam's huge popularity does not rest solely on his incredible track record....

Cult hero of the Big Bash League, Brad Hogg is still in his prime, almost three decades after he first played cricket....

In September 2015, Shane Watson, one of cricket's greatest allrounders, was contemplating retirement. His form had deteriorated following a tragedy the year before. Mentally, he was in the darkest hole of his life. A chance meeting with IndyCar champion Will Power changed everything....

For all the significant moments in Adam's life, cricket was in the background - or foreground. And you don't need to be a fan of cricket to be able to relate, because we all remember where we were when something important happened....

The fascinating life story of professional cricketer Kevin Pietersen, MBE....

Bestselling cricket author and historian Roland Perry shines a light on the game's biggest players and dramas through the ages in Great Australian Cricket Achievers and Characters....

Early evening on Sunday 14th July 2019. Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Something had just happened in the sport of cricket that had never happened before: England had won the Cricket World Cup for the very first time since the tournament's inception in 1975....

Most batters just do their best, yet the top players create art. It is physically impossible to face an 80mph delivery and track it with your eyes, yet the greatest batters do more than just watch the ball, they can see into the future.

Henry Blofeld's voice is the sound of the summer to thousands of cricket lovers all over the world, and this autobiographical book is a celebration of his career commentating on the sport he loves....

Sports book meets real-life thriller in this sensational autobiography of Zimbabwe’s first-ever black cricketer. Blood, Sweat and Treason tells the story of Olonga's childhood against a backdrop of revolution, independence, and a country that gradually spiraled out of control....

From over three decades of covering The Ashes, Gideon has brought together an enduring vision of this timeless contest between Australia and England—the world's oldest sporting rivalry—from the colonial era to the present day....

Cricket is said to be a funny game and now you can hear why with another brilliant collection of humorous stories, jokes, and anecdotes from the world of cricket....

In an era of big-data, how are leaders in sport, business, politics and education supposed to use the power of this new tool productively? Hitting Against the Spin is an object lesson in how to use data and analytics to elucidate the science and structure of cricket....

Sultan tells the story of cricket's greatest left-arm bowler, and one of its enduring survivors, who was chosen from the streets of Lahore and groomed by Imran Khan to become champion of the world.

To understand England's greatest cricket player is to know what it takes to succeed. Alastair Cook is the greatest batsman to ever play for England, and as one of the most gifted players in the world, he knows that his triumphs are as important as the challenges and moments of resilience....

Glenn McGrath is an Australian cricket great - a fast bowler both feared and admired by top-level cricketers around the world....

An engaging tour of the modern game from an award-winning journalist and the economist who co-authored the bestselling Soccernomics, Crickonomics will entertain and surprise all cricket lovers....

Michael Parkinson recalls his sporting life in this amusing memoir full of personality, anecdotes and insight....

Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans, Sir Ian Botham is the English game’s one true living legend....

This isn't a book of life lessons. It's not going to tell you make your bed, or stand-up straight or any of that. There's no blueprint to follow here....

For more than a decade, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captivated the world of cricket and more than a billion Indians with his incredible ingenuity as captain, wicketkeeper, and batsman....

After entertaining countless radio listeners around the world for decades, Henry Blofeld has personally selected 30 matches featuring unforgettable finishes and brought them vividly to life again in his own inimitable way....

Few sporting records capture the imagination quite like that of the highest individual score in Test cricket. It is the blue riband record of batting achievement, the ultimate statement of stamina and skill....

Duncan Hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable man who virtually invented modern sports writing....