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Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts
Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts
Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts
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As the world's second most popular sport, cricket is much richer and more diverse than many realise. Globally, passionate players give up holidays, time with loved ones and hard-earned money to achieve the extraordinary and play for their country. Afghanistan, whose captain grew up on a refugee camp, will play in the 2015 World Cup not just in spite of the Taliban but partly because of them. In Ireland, cricket has reawakened after a century of dormancy - but can they achieve their aim of Test cricket and end the player drain to England? These tales resonate far beyond cricket, touching on war, sectarianism and even women's rights. This book explains why an Emirati faced Allan Donald armed only with a sunhat; whether cricket will succeed in China and America; what happened when Kenya reached the World Cup semi-finals, and how cricket in the Netherlands almost collapsed after two bad days.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJan 19, 2014
ISBN9781785310256
Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts
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Tim Wigmore

Tim Wigmore is the author of Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, which won the Wisden Book of the Year and Telegraph Cricket Book of the Year awards in 2020. He is a sports writer for The Daily Telegraph, and has also written regularly for The New York Times, The Economist, the New Statesman and ESPNCricinfo.

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    A thoroughly interesting look at cricket away from the 'club' of test-playing nations.There are no punches pulled as the authors are, at times, extremely critical of both the ICC and various national boards.Do 'the Big 3' (India, England and Australia) want to see their game expand around the world. It would seem not.

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