No-Balls and Googlies: A Cricket Companion

Did you know that cricket was classified as one of several illegal pastimes in the fourteenth century or that Jasper Vinall became the first known cricketing fatality when he was struck by a bat in Sussex in 1624 or that the eight-ball over continued in Australia until it was finally abolished in 1980? No-Balls and Googlies provides a refreshingly amusing insight into many aspects of the elegant game of cricket, exploring its origins, traditions, records, milestones, memorable moments and remarkable facts.