Arm-ball to Zooter
A Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket
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2007
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-102762-3 (ISBN)
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-14-102762-3 (ISBN)
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What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow? Cricket's vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliche, poetry and prose. This work talks about the peculiarities of the game, its history and figures.
What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow? Cricket’s vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliché, poetry and prose, misty-eyed romanticism and old-gits’ cynicism. Arm-ball to Zooter is a witty guide to the peculiarities of the game, its history and major figures; cricket-lovers might find their own pet hates confirmed; cricket newcomers might be amazed at what cricket-lovers have been up to all these years.
What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow? Cricket’s vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliché, poetry and prose, misty-eyed romanticism and old-gits’ cynicism. Arm-ball to Zooter is a witty guide to the peculiarities of the game, its history and major figures; cricket-lovers might find their own pet hates confirmed; cricket newcomers might be amazed at what cricket-lovers have been up to all these years.
Lawrence Booth is the man behind the Guardian's enormously popular column The Spin, which pulls in a weekly readership of around 10,000 subscribers. A lifelong cricket fan, he is the author of Cricket: Celebrating the Modern Game Around the World (2005) and a contributing editor to Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.6.2007 |
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Zusatzinfo | Yes |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 113 x 157 mm |
Gewicht | 162 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
ISBN-10 | 0-14-102762-2 / 0141027622 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-102762-3 / 9780141027623 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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