Bøger af Marc Dawson

Which first-class cricket team contained two players who would later be murdered? Who was the Australian-born Test cricketer who became a cage fighter? Which former England all-rounder set a world record for eating the most peas with a cocktail stick? Which pair of brothers share the most century partnerships in Test match cricket, and who was the bowler who took Test wickets with consecutive balls, seven years apart? The answers to all these teasers can be found in this irresistible, addictive, and routinely astonishing collection of cricketing facts, feats, and figures. Opening the door on areas such as cricket and politics, cricket and music, cricket and films, royalty, and cuisine, the book transcends cricketing trivia. Outside Edge amounts to a wholly original compendium of the most unusual stories from across the whole breadth of the global game's rich history and culture. Featuring a foreword by Australian Test legend Geoff Lawson.

From around the globe to your local park, The Cricket Tragic's Book of Cricket Extras captures the highs and lows, the ups and downs and the ins and outs of this glorious game we call cricket.Whether it be outstanding or esoteric performances on the field, or bizarre and baffling incidents off the field, fascinating facts on all aspects of the game can be found within these covers.You'll read about the female cricketer exposed as being a boy, the Australian Test captain who became a sheep farmer, the Prime Minister who made a duck on his first-class debut, and the New South Wales player who became a star on Broadway.With every cricketing nation represented, you will be taken on the ultimate cricket tour from Colombo to Cape Town, Mumbai to Kabul and Lord's to the SCG. The pages within are crammed with a vast array of oddities the world over that will entertain and amuse sports enthusiasts of all ages.With an abundance of statistical tables, celebrity 'Dream Teams', unusual photographs, stories and quotes from players and observers alike, The Cricket Tragic's Book of Cricket Extras is a must-have book for cricket and sports fans alike.The author, Marc Dawson, an ABC newsreader, is the ultimate 'cricket tragic' and has notched up 14books on the subject over the past 20 years. Never short of cricketing curiosities, this is the first volume in his Cricket Tragic's series of cracking facts and feats from around the world.