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9781554075577

The Art and Science of Cricket

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  • ISBN13:

    9781554075577

  • ISBN10:

    1554075572

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-07-30
  • Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
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Summary

Ten years in the making, this book is truly complete and the first of its kind.The Art and Science of Cricket represents the groundbreaking partnership between international cricket coach Bob Woolmer and renowned sports scientist Tim Noakes, who combined their skills to create this one-of-a-kind encyclopedic guide to cricket.The author provides exhaustive instruction and guidance, covering the entire range of techniques and strategies. Explanatory illustrations, anecdotes and handy tips from some of the game's greatest players are also included.Some of the features are:Advice on batting, bowling, fielding and wicket-keeping Woolmer's personal philosophies Unique insights on the required mental skills Training, nutrition and injuries Clothing, equipment and the rules of cricket Cutting-edge research on the science and medicine of cricket Action photos of international league play Cricketing lore for lovers of the game.The Art and Science of Cricket is the ultimate book for cricket fans, players and coaches.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Bob Woolmer (1948 - 2007): a memorial
Discovering Cricket
The challenge of cricket
The mind game
Cricket Techniques
Batting
Vision and batting
Bowling
Fielding and wicket-keeping
Thinking Cricket
Strategy and captaincy
Statistics: a view of the future?
Coaching
Cricket Science
Physiology and fitness
Whither cricket? The future of the game
Select bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
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Excerpts

ForewordI had my first proper sighting of Bob in the early 1970s, when he was starting to make an impression in the Kent team, and I was working with BBC Television. He was an elegant player, under the influence of Colin Cowdrey, and he impressed me as being a good thinker on the game. There was no better example of this than in 1974, when, in the semi-final of the Gillette Cup, he bowled his 12 overs for 22, and then steered Kent to victory with 18 not out in a pulsating finish. In the final at Lord's three weeks later, it was Bob who bowled magnificently, and then shared the tense winning partnership with Alan Knott.He confirmed my impression of his ability and his thinking in the years that followed, and when he played for the World XI in World Series Cricket, he was already thinking ahead into the area of coaching. Captains and coaches, good ones that is, are always a couple of overs ahead of the play; otherwise they find themselves trailing the opposition. Bob's habit of 'thinking cricket' is one of the reasons this is a coaching book different from all others.It is essential to play your cricket in common-sense fashion. It follows that using a common-sense approach to coaching will provide a wonderful combination. On my first tour of England in 1953, I received the best simple advice from Bill O'Reilly as to the manner in which I should completely revise my bowling technique. It successfully changed my bowling career. So I believe that in the teaching of players, the key lies in watching a man play, detecting his mistakes, and having the ability to correct those mistakes, one at a time. Never forget the simple things.In Bob's book there is much to ponder about mental skills and strengths, and it comes across that a player must use, rather than waste, his talent. To have a talent that is rarely used is a sad legacy in life; fortunately this was not true of Bob Woolmer's life. He was able to use his cricketing talents to the full, and his book is proof of this. I hope it is a great success.Richie Benaud Coogee, New South Wales, Australia, January 2008

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