Cricket On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year

Cricket On This Dayrevisits many of the sport’s most magical and memorable moments which might otherwise have slipped under the radar. Here are hundreds of hilarious and unusual highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable cricketing diary - with an entry for every day of the year. Revisit the day when one noted wicketkeeper walked on 97, never to make a Test century; the first County Championship match ever to be rained off, and the Test match that was interrupted by Dr Who’s Tardis. Recalling events that will make you laugh, cry, or shake your head in disbelief, Cricket On This Day benefits from brilliant research, gathering together many original stories and tit-bits to create a vivid picture of the diverse and often bizarre world of cricket.