Cricket Manual: The official guide to playing the game
Author:   Andy Tennant
Publisher:   Haynes Publishing Group
ISBN:  

9780857334848


Pages:   196
Publication Date:   26 March 2014
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Cricket Manual: The official guide to playing the game


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Foreword by Michael Vaughan Now available in paperback, this is the complete guide to playing cricket, fully supported and endorsed by the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). From health and fitness through to training, bowling, batting, fielding, strategy, coaching and umpiring, every aspect of the game is analysed and explained in detail. Presented in an attractively designed and user-friendly style with numerous photographs and graphics, this manual is an essential reference book for the keen cricketer as well as an informative read for any sports fan.

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Author:   Andy Tennant
Publisher:   Haynes Publishing Group
Imprint:   J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 26.40cm
Weight:   0.633kg
ISBN:  

9780857334848


ISBN 10:   0857334840
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   26 March 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Understanding the game: brief history, spirit of cricket, various game formats, laws, officials. Physical and mental preparation. Batting: the different shots (straight bat, cross bat, 'creative'), running between wickets, building an innings. Bowling: pace bowling (fast, seam and swing), spin bowling (finger and wrist spin), the different deliveries, setting fields. Fielding: wicket-keeping, close/ring/boundary fielding, catching, intercepting, diving, retrieving, throwing. Captaincy, the future of the game, getting involved (coaching, ground staff, administration, volunteering), behind the scenes at NCPC Loughborough.

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Andy Tennant is Head of Performance with Cricket Scotland. He holds the highest cricket coaching qualification available, having passed the ECB Level IV Elite coaching programme with merit. Andy has played for and coached the Scottish national team in a lifetime that has been dedicated to cricket, whether playing, coaching or developing players and coaches. He lives on the Ayrshire coast.

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