Learn to Play Cricket: Teach Yourself is the essential guide for cricketers of all ages who want to improve their all-round skills and player performance. Written by Mark Butcher, Captain of Surrey County Cricket Club and former England Captain, together with Paul Abraham, an ECB Level 3 Coach and Berkshire County Cricket Club Committee Chairman, this book will help you to improve every dimension of your game. It covers all aspects of the sport from preparing for the game to improving your batting, fielding and bowling techniques. It also gives essential advice on tactical play, coaching, umpiring, scoring and most importantly the rules of the sport. Packed full of practices, training drills and key advice from Butcher and Abraham, this book will help you reach your full potential. Teach Yourself - the world`s leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don`t have much time, don`t worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.
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Language: en
Pages: 224
Pages: 224
Learn to Play Cricket: Teach Yourself is the essential guide for cricketers of all ages who want to improve their all-round skills and player performance. Written by Mark Butcher, Captain of Surrey County Cricket Club and former England Captain, together with Paul Abraham, an ECB Level 3 Coach and Berkshire
Language: en
Pages: 272
Pages: 272
‘This book will take you step-by-step through everything you require to be a top player and coach in the amazing world of wicketkeeping’ – Kevin Innes, Academy Director, Northants CCC ‘An excellent guide for wicketkeepers and coaches alike – full of key details across all aspects of a keeper’s role
Language: en
Pages: 340
Pages: 340
Whether you’re a weekend cricketer or aspiring armchair expert, Cricket For Dummies helps you make sense of this fascinating sport. Not just a jargon busting guide to cricket’s laws, techniques and tactics, it also contains advice on kitting yourself out and provides lessons on playing the game and improving your
Language: en
Pages: 222
Pages: 222
Contents: Practice, Fitness, Coaching, Equipment, Fielding, Length and Direction, Bowling, Batting, Wicketkeeping, Captaincy, Rules and Regulations.
Language: en
Pages: 292
Pages: 292
Written with the passion of a fan and knowledge of a cricketer, Mid-Wicket Tales: From Trumper to Tendulkar is for all genuine lovers of cricket from every cricketing nation. It celebrates cricket in all its hues and brings alive the rich history, romance and technical nuances of the game, where