Favourite cricket yarns : from laughs and legends to sledges and stuff-ups
Piesse, Ken2020
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Which notable player asked Don Bradman if he 'had anything to do with cricket'? Who told a young Shane Warne to forget bowling and concentrate on his batting? Whose outfield catch is considered the greatest of all? Find out in Favourite Cricket Yarns. Packed full of hilarious (mostly) true stories, fascinating anecdotes, bloopers and stats, this updated edition from Australian sport's master storyteller Ken Piesse will have you laughing out loud. The perfect book for any cricket fan, it covers the biggest names in the game - from The Don, Big Merv and the Chappells to Gilly, Clarke and Smith.
Main title:
Favourite cricket yarns : from laughs and legends to sledges and stuff-ups / by Ken Piesse ; foreword by Ricky Ponting ; cartoons by Paul Harvey.
Author:
Edition:
Revised and updated edition.
Imprint:
London, England : Echo, 2020.
Collation:
ix, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Previous edition: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword by Ricky Ponting -- Author's introduction -- 1 Amazing & mostly true -- 2 Bad boys -- 3 On the bush telegraph -- 4 Bloopers, gaffes, quips & sledges -- 5 Laughs -- 6 Legends -- 7 Loves -- 8 Matches -- 9 Men in white -- 10 Quotes -- 11 Stats -- 12 Nicknames -- 13 Stuff-ups -- Author's acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index.
ISBN:
9781760686604 (paperback)
Dewey class:
796.358
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
386135
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 796.358 FAV | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 796.358 FAV | Available |