{"product_id":"cricket-explained-9781250416476b","title":"Cricket Explained","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDiscover cricket in this updated edition of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCricket Explained\u003c\/span\u003e: your guide to understanding one of the world's most strategic and eccentric sports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the definitive beginner's guide to the game of cricket, from the singular voice of Rob Eastaway, a true aficionado of the sport. Told through engaging anecdotes and Eastaway’s unmatched humor, this updated classic grabs you by the hand and takes you along for a comprehensive tour of cricket. Here, you will gain a range of knowledge from the game's fundamentals—basic laws, terminology, equipment—to the finer points of strategy, individual playing styles, and cricket lore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo keep things accessible, this book includes a combined glossary\/index for easy reference and lighthearted, explanatory illustrations by British cartoonist Mark Stevens. So even if you don't know \"short leg\" from \"silly mid off\", or a leg break from a googly, you'll come away from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCricket Explained\u003c\/span\u003e with an understanding for this truly international sport which, like baseball, is loved both for its elegant simplicity and its vexing complexity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the topics covered in \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCricket Explained's\u003c\/span\u003e concise, user-friendly entries are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCricket's history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty20 and other forms of cricket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking sense of the action on the field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBatters and the batting order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBowlers and their individual styles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFielders and fielding positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTactics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScoring and statistics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow, like chess, a game can be won or sometimes drawn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42950441271376,"sku":"9781250416476B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250416476-l.jpg?v=1789732469","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/cricket-explained-9781250416476b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}