Ground Rules taps into the world's love affair with cricket, and explains how key cricket grounds around the world have played significantly in cricketing heritage since 1877. Each chapter takes a different Test Match venue from one of the ten test-playing nations - two each in the case of Australia, England, and India - and provides a fascinating, colorful account of the players, matches, and incidents that have shaped the history of test cricket at that site. Ground Rules: A Celebration of Test Cricket is beautifully illustrated with two hundre eighty large format color images - many of them rare - from some of the world's leading cricket photographers, including Patrick Eagar and Graham Morris, and renowned photography agencies such as Getty Images. The book also boasts a fascinating compilation of Wisden statistics - including the scorecards of every Test Match played at the featured grounds since the birth of international cricket. With a foreword by David Gower, the authors of each chapter include international cricketers Andy Flower, Steve Waugh, Sourav Ganguly, and Kumar Sangakkara; and celebrated cricket writers and broadcasters Donna Symmonds, Qamar Ahmed, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Peter Robinson, Richard Hobson, and Richard Boock. "A must for any serious cricketing aficionado or fan of the great game and a wonderful addition to anyone's book collection. All we have to do now is hope that there will be a second volume in the future!" (BBC)
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dakini books is an innovative publisher of high quality books on passionate subjects. If we select to produce a book on a certain subject, rest assured it is the best book on the market. Ground Rules - A Celebration of Test Cricket is certainly no exception. Only the most exceptional images are showcased in this book, in addition to exclusive writing from some of the best Cricketers and Cricket journalists from all over the world.
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Barney Spender has been a freelance sports writer and broadcaster since 1988 and has covered international cricket across the world. He watched his first Test match at the age of nine, when Australia beat England at the Oval Cricket Ground in 1972. He is married to Jacqueline, has two children, and lives close to the Oval in London. David Gower, (Foreword), former captain of the England test cricket team as well as a star athlete, has endured 117 Test Matches, thirty-one as captain, and 114 one-day internationals. Gower was once ranked number one test cricket player in the world, and is still the second highest Test Match runs scorer for England. Now a broadcaster and journalist, he is the host of Sky Sports' international cricket coverage. Gower also spend five years as a commentator for BBC TV. He lives in England, and is married to Thorunn. They have two daughters Alexandra and Samantha.
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