Bat, Ball and Field: The Elements of Cricket

Author:   Jon Hotten
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:  

9780008328368


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 April 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jon Hotten
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:   William Collins
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9780008328368


ISBN 10:   0008328366
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   13 April 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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‘Hotten holds court beautifully on all aspects of the game’ Guardian Praise for The Meaning of Cricket: ‘A beautifully written meditation on the joys of summer’ Tom Holland Evening Standard, Book of the Year ‘Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best… He has the eye for a beautifully judged phrase’ Cricketer ‘Hotten has emerged as a worthy addition to the lineage of writers who adhere to C L R James’s aphorism: “What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?”… This will be a worthy addition to any cricketing bookshelf’ New Statesman ‘For those dreaming of summer, The Meaning of Cricket is accessible, fun and elegantly written’ Hilary Mantel, New Statesman, Book of the Year ‘Simultaneously playful and packed with insight … All cricketing life is here… Hotten’s writing is accessible and often moving’ Observer ‘Memory and meditation twirled into a lovesong: Jon Hotten hits it out of the park’ William Fiennes


Praise for The Meaning of Cricket: 'A beautifully written meditation on the joys of summer' Tom Holland Evening Standard, Book of the Year 'Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best... He has the eye for a beautifully judged phrase' Cricketer 'Hotten has emerged as a worthy addition to the lineage of writers who adhere to C L R James's aphorism: What do they know of cricket who only cricket know? ... This will be a worthy addition to any cricketing bookshelf' New Statesman 'For those dreaming of summer, The Meaning of Cricket is accessible, fun and elegantly written' Hilary Mantel, New Statesman, Book of the Year 'Simultaneously playful and packed with insight ... All cricketing life is here... Hotten's writing is accessible and often moving' Observer 'Memory and meditation twirled into a lovesong: Jon Hotten hits it out of the park' William Fiennes


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Jon Hotten is the author of four books, including Muscle and The Years of the Locust, and writes the popular cricket blog The Old Batsman. He co-wrote the awardwinning documentary Death of a Gentleman, and his collaboration with the former England bowler Simon Jones, The Test, won the Wisden Almanack's Book of the Year award in 2016.

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