Cricket Books

For Davey and his friends, the worst thing in the world has happened. They have a big match coming up and their teammates are falling like flies.Most terrible of all is that Mo Clouter, the school bully who hates cricket, wants to play. What’s he up...

Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket.‘Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best’ Cricketer Chronicling the evolution of the sport since its earliest years, highlighting transcendent moments as well as...

The baggy green cap worn by Australian Test players is an icon. It's the pride of Australian cricket. With the face of the game everchanging, the wearing of the baggy green has always been the pinnacle for Australian players. The baggy green cap is...

Sultan is the official biography of Wasim Akram, the "sultan of swing", one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking – his electrifying left-arm pace, his explosive...

Greg Chappell: Not Out brings his many years of experience to the fore to discuss Australia's favourite sport from all angles, including scandals, mental skills, and the future of the game.Greg Chappell's retirement as a cricketer was the...

David Frith’s acclaimed biography of Archie Jackson, Australian cricket’s doomed batting genius, still stands as the definitive account of a sporting life cut heartbreakingly short.When Frith’s first iteration of this classic biography was published in...

'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero' Sir Clive Lloyd The brilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell had to wait until 1960 to become the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team, denied for a decade by the...

A run through Aussie cricket's most controversial and memorable incidents. A lighter book enjoyed by sporting fans generally. A Christmas stocking filler. A series of memorable moments that changed the game and had a wider impact on society, such as the...

For more than two generations of Indians, and cricket fans from elsewhere, Sachin Tendulkar is a name that opened doors and hearts wherever you were on the planet. Even in the days before the social media revolution, Sachin was a truly global icon. It...

An alphabetical humour and human interest book. Cricket terms from A to Z are given a new, zany twist, and funny anecdotes about Australian cricket are included.“The Ashes: Burned remains of dubious origin that will remain in an urn forever at Lords in...

The first biography of a cricketing great, exploring his achievements as a player, manager and political activist.This first biography of Sir Clyde Walcott explores the extraordinary life and achievements of a man who was both an important activist and...

This book is aimed at players and coaches (male & female) of all levels. James Knott and Andrew O'Connor have created a comprehensive and up to date guide to bowling for coaches, players and parents featuring photographs and diagrams along with sixty...

Shortlisted for the2023SportsBookAwardsfor Best Sports Writing of the YearThe British, who are rightly proud of their sporting traditions, are now having to come to terms with the dark, unacknowledged, past of racism in sport until now the truth that...

This book is aimed at players and coaches (male & female) of all levels. James Knott and Andrew O'Connor have created a comprehensive and up to date guide to wicket keeping for coaches, players and parents featuring photographs and diagrams along...

Of all the rules governing sport, the laws of cricket are among the oldest. The first written rules of 1744 survive uniquely on the border of a piece of linen at the MCC Museum of Cricket. They were drawn up by certain 'Noblemen and Gentlemen' at a time...

This book is the first documentation of the entire journey of Pakistan's women's international cricket team, serving to fill that void in the story of Pakistan cricket and in so doing adding a vital tome to the history of women's sport...

With over 135 years of Ashes history, here's a collection of the best quotes and defining moments. The greatest quotes and most defining moments No contest in cricket comes close to matching The Ashes for drama, passion and sporting theatre. When...

From the turbulent life of the late Shane Warne to the skill, mentality and character behind Pat Cummins' new-look captaincy, and through the decades to the wit, wisdom and genius of Sir Donald Bradman, Great Australian Cricket Achievers and...