Cricket, Curious Cricket: Unusual facts and feats both on and off the fi eld

Description

From the very beginnings of the game to the present day, Cricket, Curious Cricket presents a veritable cornucopia of cricketing curiosities from around the globe. From remarkable and history-making feats on the pitch to quirky and unusual cricket-related events off the field, this book will delight and entertain cricket fans of all ages. Who once dismissed Don Bradman for a duck on Christmas Day? Which British prime minister wrote a poem about cricket? Who scored his maiden hundred in first-class cricket in twenty-one minutes? Which English batsman got married five times? Who took a hat trick on his first-class debut and later became a movie star?

When stumps are drawn on his working day as the morning newsreader on ABC Local Radio in Canberra, Marc Dawson retreats to his vast library, and other worldwide sources, to create eclectic collections of cricket's memorable moments. This is his sixth ABC Book.