The Ashes Miscellany
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2nd Edition
By Clive Batty
Foreword by David Gower
RRP: £9.99
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Which two cricket legends have taken the most catches in Ashes matches? Which player holds the record for the most beers drunk on a flight between London and Sydney? Which England star missed an Ashes series after being run over by his own car? Find out in this fully revised and updated edition of The Ashes Miscellany. Packed with facts, stats, lists, quotes and anecdotes from the greatest sporting rivalry of them all, this neat hardback book is the perfect appetiser for the forthcoming visit of the Australians in the summer of 2009.
Reviews
November 2006
Four cricket balls out 5
The problem with books of miscellany is that the originals have spawned some dreadful offspring with little merit aimed at nothing more than cashing in on the sales boom. In the last couple of months there have been two such dire offerings, so it was a delight to find that The Ashes Miscellany is a return to the well-researched and entertaining kind of book that made the genre so popular in the first place. The contents will appeal to both those who consider themselves well versed in Ashes history and casual cricket fans who want trivia to impress their friends in the pub. It would have been too easy to pad the book with well-worn anecdotes and page-filling statistics, but Clive Batty has avoided that short cut and produced a genuinely good publication.