Short description
A comprehensive guide for cricketers wanting to improve their skills and performance.
Long description
Teach Yourself Cricket is the essential guide for cricketers of all ages who want to improve their all-round skills and player performance. Written by Mark Butcher, Captain of Surrey County Cricket Club and former England Captain, together with Paul Abraham, an ECB Level 3 Coach and Berkshire County Cricket Club Committee Chairman, this book will help you to improve every dimension of your game. It covers all aspects of the sport from preparing for the game to improving your batting, fielding and bowling techniques. It also gives essential advice on tactical play, coaching, umpiring, scoring and most importantly the rules of the sport. Packed full of practices, training drills and key advice from Butcher and Abraham, this book will help you reach your full potential.
Review
It's about time the Teach Yourself series turned its attention to cricket. They have over 500 titles and, somehow, beekeeping, flower-arranging and tap-dancing were all deemed worthy of earlier attention that cricket. They've roped in Mark Butcher to do the teaching and his excellent analytical and methodical mind has been put to good use. From leg glances to polishing the ball, strategy to lofted drives, Teach Yourself Cricket is a good start for anyone new to the game. -- Wisden Cricketer 20080301