Ball of the Century
$31.19
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2026
Summary
… the ball drifted further and further and further and then dropped, hitting the pitch well outside leg stump before turning at a brutal, impossible angle …
Never, in all of cricket’s history, has one delivery had such a devastating impact. The game can even be said to be split in two, either side of that moment. After Shane Warne’s Ball of the Century, at Old Trafford on 4 June 1993, everything was changed. That burst of superior magic would haunt English cricket for the rest of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349000497 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349000492 |
| Author: | Brendan Cooper |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 508g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 234mm x 154mm |
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About The Author
Brendan Cooper
Born in London’s East End, Brendan Cooper has published widely in the fields of literature and sport. He is the author of Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life and Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination.
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