Cricket's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but True Stories from 150 Years of Cricket - Softcover

Ward, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861052936 ISBN 13: 9781861052933

Publisher: Robson Book Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

"A true tale of odd games and one of the most entertaining volumes to appear of late." Wisden Cricket Monthly A fascinating collection of true stories on cricket's oddest matches - some bizarre, some astonishing and some just downright hilarious. They include an account of the game that was played on ice; the game in which two professionals took on eleven amateurs; the game in which both teams were all out for nought; then there was the game where one-armed players took on one-legged players and the one in which the last man scored 163!Taken from annals of cricket history, Cricket's Strangest Matches is a must for all cricket enthusiasts and for anyone interested in the history of the sport.

About this title

About the Author:

Sports fanatic, journalist and inveterate chronicler of the weird, Andrew Ward is the author of Football's Strangest Matches, Cricket's Strangest Matches, Golf's Strangest Rounds, Bridge's Strangest Games and Horse Racing's Strangest Races.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robson Book Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1861052936
• ISBN 13: 9781861052933
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320