Mike Atherton, England Captain and the most consistently successful cricketer of the last two decades, gives us the inside story of cricket in the biggest sports book of the year.

One of the greatest of all sports books, now reissued with a new introduction. C L R James, one of the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century, was devoted to the game of cricket. In this classic summation of half a lifetime spent playing, watching and writing about the sport, he recounts the story of his overriding passion and tells us of the players whom he knew and loved, exploring the game'

Between 1980 and 1993, Simon Hughes was a regular on the county circuit, playing for Middlesex until 1991 before moving on to Durham at the end of his career. A look at the ups and downs, the lifestyle, and the practical jokes that make such a poorly paid, insecure job appeal to so many, this book contains anecdotes of some greatest cricketers.

Mike Brearley considers the role of captain both on the cricket field, and more broadly, applying the principles of sport captaincy to more general leadership debates. He was one of the first sportsmen to make the link between success in sport and in other areas of our work and personal lives.

New for 2004: The Leading Cricketer in the World, full profiles of the major players in England and abroad, who has the better life: footballers or cricketers? Who or what will feature on the 2004 cover? And a special celebration of Sussex's first championship triumph. And, as always, statistics and records for Test and First-Class cricket, match reports for the English season and across the ...

First published in 1997. The story of the Yorkshire miner's son who became a household name as a Test match umpire. Bird provides views on the game and those involved in it, with behind the scenes accounts and humourous anecdotes. Many serious and constructive points about modern cricket are made.