Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #321279 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Synopsis
With Tests and one-day internationals now joined by Twenty20 games, there is more international cricket than ever before. These games captivate a television audience of tens of millions throughout the year and throughout the world. But, how do you keep track of all the players?"The Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket" is the answer. The 2009 edition of this already popular annual paperback will contain crisply-written profiles of everyone expected to appear in a Test match in 2009. Published in October 2008, at the beginning of international cricket's busiest time of year, this is the only guide that tells you how they play as well as what they've achieved.The 200 players featured in the book all get full-page treatment, with a photograph alongside a career summary in words, facts and figures. And to back up the profiles, there are quick-fire records for every country. There is also a prize quiz, the answers to which can be discovered in the book itself."The Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket" is the essential companion for every cricket lover, and the ideal complement to the long-standing Spring bestsellers "Wisden" and "Playfair".

This is a page per player guide to the world's top 200 cricketers with photo, stats and written profile. It also includes country-by-country records.

Customer Reviews

Excellent comprehensive reference book
This book is an absolute joy, packed full of profiles of current international players. Just right for finding out more detail about players, something to dip in and out of as well as reading from cover to cover.