| Description |
1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Cricket -- Chapter 1 Taking In the Joy of Cricket -- Understanding Cricket's Global Appeal -- Gauging the Difference: Amateur and Professional Cricket -- Reviewing the great divide: Amateurs and professionals -- Getting involved in the amateur game -- Exploring the Strange World of Cricket Speak -- Pitching Batter Against Bowler -- Understanding That Cricket is a Dangerous Game |
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Taking in the Dark Side: Cricket Frustrations -- Scorebooks, Scoreboards, and Scorecards -- Equipping Yourself as a Fan -- Showing off your cricket knowledge -- Coaching and cricket tactics -- Getting to Grips with the Laws of the Game -- Knowing the Importance of the Umpire -- Chapter 2 Getting to Grips with the Basics -- Introducing the Players -- Remembering Cricket Helpers -- Taking in the Field of Play -- Understanding the importance of the pitch -- Taking in the creases -- Changing ends explained -- Protecting the pitch -- Talking Stumps and Bails -- Umpiring: The People in White Coats |
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Making the big calls -- Working together as a team -- Respecting the umpire -- Looking at umpiring signals -- Embracing new technology -- Protecting the umpires: System safeguards -- Understanding the Scoring System -- Understanding runs and boundaries -- Totting up the extras -- Incurring penalty runs -- Keeping count: The role of the scorer -- Dismissing the Batters -- Comprehending the LBW law -- Understanding retirements -- Looking at Breaks in Play -- Going off the field for rain -- Going off the field for bad light -- Chapter 3 From 10 Overs to 5 Days: The Many Formats of Cricket |
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Looking at an Innings -- Throwing the second innings into the mix -- Taking extra time to complete two innings -- Embracing Modern Tastes: Shorter-Format Cricket -- 50-over matches: Traditional one-day cricket -- Crash, bang, wallop: T20 is born -- Hundred-ball games: Novelty or new frontier? -- 10-over cricket: Blink and you'll miss it -- Taking a Closer Look at Test Cricket -- Taking it slowly: Test and first-class tactics -- Following English First-class Cricket -- Ensuring a result: One-day cricket -- Gauging the differences between one-day, test, and first-class matches |
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Understanding the one-day trade-off -- Day-night one-day cricket -- Bringing in the Big Bucks: The Indian Premier League -- Signing up the talent: The IPL player auction -- Looking at the teams of the IPL -- Aping the IPL: The Big Bash in Australia -- Math Geniuses Required: The Duckworth/ Lewis/Stern Formula -- Chapter 4 Becoming a Cricket Fan -- Watching International Cricket Live -- Grabbing yourself a ticket -- Counting the cost of rising ticket prices -- Going on an overseas tour -- Traveling with a supporters' tour -- Traveling independently -- Becoming an English County Member |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Hobnobbing with Cricket's Elite: Joining the MCC |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dunmore, Tom
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| ISBN |
9781394164776 |
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1394164777 |
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