Arm-ball to Zooter

A Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket

Nonfiction, Sports, Cricket, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
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Author: Lawrence Booth ISBN: 9780141905921
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: June 7, 2007
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Lawrence Booth
ISBN: 9780141905921
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: June 7, 2007
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow? Cricket’s vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliché, poetry and prose, misty-eyed romanticism and old-gits’ cynicism. Arm-ball to Zooter is a witty guide to the peculiarities of the game, its history and major figures; cricket-lovers might find their own pet hates confirmed; cricket newcomers might be amazed at what cricket-lovers have been up to all these years.

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What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow? Cricket’s vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliché, poetry and prose, misty-eyed romanticism and old-gits’ cynicism. Arm-ball to Zooter is a witty guide to the peculiarities of the game, its history and major figures; cricket-lovers might find their own pet hates confirmed; cricket newcomers might be amazed at what cricket-lovers have been up to all these years.

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