In early 2006, Chuck Ramkissoon is found dead at the bottom of a New York canal.

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'

A hilarious odyssey in which an amateurish bunch of English eccentrics go cricketing across the globe

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.

A book that interweaves biography with Indian history, the lives of cricketers with wider processes of social change. It is a meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large, and how sport can influence both social and political history.

143rd edition.

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.

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.

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.

The extraordinary and short career of Jack Iverson is the subject of this biography. Iverson was a hopeless fielder and batsman, but for four short years he was probably the most effective spin bowler the world has ever seen.

In consequence of catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot possibly get worse, they suddenly do. He discovers that the galaxy is not only mind-bogglingly big and bewildering, but also that most of the things that happen in it are unfair.

Hilarious book about amateur cricket.

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 ...

A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen.

Following a chance encounter with a psychic, Angus Bell sets off on an 8,000-mile Skoda-powered road trip across Eastern Europe in search of a cricket match.

Wisden has been published every year since 1864, and is in its 145th edition. It contains coverage of every first-class game in every cricket nation, and reports the scorecards for all Tests and ODIs including the 2007 World Cup. Compelling features and comprehensive records make it the cricketers' bible worldwide.

Published in collaboration with John Wisden and Co, publishers of the celebrated annual Wisden Cricketers' Almanack , this book presents a gallery of quixotic and eccentric cricketers, edited by acclaimed cricket writer, Gideon Haigh.

The former Prime Minister examines the history of one of the great loves of his life.

144th Edition.

A collection of cricketing tales gathered from the past 150 years of the game. These stories range from the bizarre to the hilarious.