- 2010
- year of publication
- —
- Length
- English (United Kingdom)
- language
- E-book
- Format
- Publisher
- hamlyn
- ISBN-13
- 978-06-0062-253-6
- EAN
- 9780600622536
- Publication date
- 2010-10-04
- Book
- Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Cricket · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition
200 brilliant and bizarre curiosities highlighting the First, Last and Onlys that have occurred during the illustrious history of this sport - from the determined cricketers fined for playing on the Sabbath to the only virtuoso to score a century and take all ten wickets in a single innings. This absorbing collection of stories is guaranteed to enthral and includes some of the greatest gentleman to have graced the field of play, such as: The first player to bat on all 5 days of a test match. The last incidence of under-armed bowling in an international match. The only father and son to score centuries in the same First Class innings. Delight in a myriad of facts that you never knew about this glorious game.
