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Arm-Ball to Zooter A Sideways Look at the Language of Cricket

Paperback (07 Jun 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Penguin Books

The first ten paperback Penguin books appeared in 1935 costing 6d each (the price of a packet of cigarettes). Since then the Penguin list has developed enormously, but still aims to bring the best writing to the widest possible audience. Penguin Paperbacks now range from Booker Prize-winning contemporary authors, to mass market bestsellers, with successful history, biography and general non-fiction as well.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141027623
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.358014
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 286
Weight: 160g
Height: 177mm
Width: 114mm
Spine width: 19mm