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Ten to Win . . . And the Last Man In

My Pick of Test Match Cliffhangers

by Henry Blofeld ...

Narrated by Henry Blofeld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

'Is there anything in sport to compare with the sustained excitement of a cricket match, especially a Test match, in which the advantage continually fluctuates one way and then the other, and when the match enters its last few minutes, all four results are still possible?'After entertaining countless radio listeners around the world for decades, who better to convey the breathless drama of a Test ... Read more

$31.99 USD

'Is there anything in sport to compare with the sustained excitement of a cricket match, especially a Test match, in which the advantage continually fluctuates one way and then the other, and when the match enters its last few minutes, all four results are still possible?'After entertaining countless radio listeners around the world for decades, who better to convey the breathless drama of a Test
... Read more
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My A-Z of Cricket

A personal celebration of our glorious game

by Henry Blofeld ...

Narrated by Henry Blofeld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Legendary cricket broadcaster Henry Blofeld takes the reader on a journey from A-Z through the world of cricket.In his trademark charming style, Blowers goes through the alphabet, explaining some of the puzzling cricket terminology and regaling his favourite anecdotes from his fifty years in the sport, covering the most important moments in the sport's history as well as the most entertaining and ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Legendary cricket broadcaster Henry Blofeld takes the reader on a journey from A-Z through the world of cricket.In his trademark charming style, Blowers goes through the alphabet, explaining some of the puzzling cricket terminology and regaling his favourite anecdotes from his fifty years in the sport, covering the most important moments in the sport's history as well as the most entertaining and
... Read more
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Over and Out: My Innings of a Lifetime with Test Match Special

Memories of Test Match Special from a broadcasting icon

by Henry Blofeld ...

Narrated by Henry Blofeld ...

Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

For over half a century, Henry Blofeld has conveyed his unfailing enthusiasm for the game of cricket as a much loved broadcaster and journalist. His characteristically patrician tones, overlaid with those of the bon viveur, have delighted listeners to the BBC's Test Match Special where the personality of the broadcaster comes second only to a deep knowledge of the game and its players. With his ... Read more

$31.99 USD

For over half a century, Henry Blofeld has conveyed his unfailing enthusiasm for the game of cricket as a much loved broadcaster and journalist. His characteristically patrician tones, overlaid with those of the bon viveur, have delighted listeners to the BBC's Test Match Special where the personality of the broadcaster comes second only to a deep knowledge of the game and its players. With his
... Read more
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Not Just Cricket

A Reporter's Journey through Modern India

by Pradeep Magazinne ...

Narrated by Ranjit Madgavkar ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

Prominent writer Pradeep Magazine's diary is an account of lived, genuine encounters, of satisfaction, distress, dread, misfortune and trust, and about how an evacuated character shapes one's mentality towards society and the country. From the Kashmir of the 1950s to fearful Punjab, from the Mandir-Masjid partition and the effect of Mandal governmental issues to the grievous outcomes of the ... Read more

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Prominent writer Pradeep Magazine's diary is an account of lived, genuine encounters, of satisfaction, distress, dread, misfortune and trust, and about how an evacuated character shapes one's mentality towards society and the country. From the Kashmir of the 1950s to fearful Punjab, from the Mandir-Masjid partition and the effect of Mandal governmental issues to the grievous outcomes of the
... Read more
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Best of Dickie Bird

by Dickie Bird, Mr H D Bird ...

Narrated by Dickie Bird, Mr H D Bird ...

Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

Seventy-four minutes of laughter, anecdotes, and memories from cricket's best-loved umpire. Now collected for the first time in one audiobook, here are brilliant highlights from Dickie Bird's three best-selling recordings: My Autobiography, White Cap and Bails, and An Evening with Dickie Bird.From his childhood in Barnsley to his hilarious experiences with Test cricketers, such as Ian Botham, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Seventy-four minutes of laughter, anecdotes, and memories from cricket's best-loved umpire. Now collected for the first time in one audiobook, here are brilliant highlights from Dickie Bird's three best-selling recordings: My Autobiography, White Cap and Bails, and An Evening with Dickie Bird.From his childhood in Barnsley to his hilarious experiences with Test cricketers, such as Ian Botham,
... Read more
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Slipless In Settle

A Slow Turn Around Northern Cricket

by Harry Pearson ...

Narrated by David Fleeshman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

Slipless in Settle is a sentimental journey around club cricket in the north of England, a world far removed from the clichéd lengthening-shadows-on-the-village-green image of the summer game. This is hardcore cricket played in former pit villages and mill towns. Winner of the 2011 MCC Cricket Book of the Year, it is about the little clubs that have, down the years, produced some of the greatest ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Slipless in Settle is a sentimental journey around club cricket in the north of England, a world far removed from the clichéd lengthening-shadows-on-the-village-green image of the summer game. This is hardcore cricket played in former pit villages and mill towns. Winner of the 2011 MCC Cricket Book of the Year, it is about the little clubs that have, down the years, produced some of the greatest
... Read more
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Bowl. Sleep. Repeat.

Inside the World of England's Greatest-Ever Bowler

by Jimmy Anderson ...

Narrated by Paul Tyreman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

THE #5 TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020Ever wondered what it's truly like being an England test cricketer? Why not ask England's greatest ever bowler?Jimmy Anderson invites you into his world of cricket and gives you a very personal insight into what it's like playing at the top level. Through stories of his 16-year ... Read more

$24.99 USD

THE #5 TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020Ever wondered what it's truly like being an England test cricketer? Why not ask England's greatest ever bowler?Jimmy Anderson invites you into his world of cricket and gives you a very personal insight into what it's like playing at the top level. Through stories of his 16-year
... Read more
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500 Declared

The Joys of Covering 500 Cricket Tests

by Scyld Berry ...

Narrated by Richard Atlee ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

Bloomsbury presents 500 Declared: The Joys of Covering 500 Cricket Tests by Scyld Berry read by Richard Atlee‘500 Tests is a mind-boggling number, a testimony to Scyld's commitment and passion for the game’ – Ravi Shastri‘Hell of an effort. All round quality’ – Michael VaughanLegendary cricket writer Scyld Berry celebrates his reporting of 500 Test matches in this unique portrait of English ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents 500 Declared: The Joys of Covering 500 Cricket Tests by Scyld Berry read by Richard Atlee‘500 Tests is a mind-boggling number, a testimony to Scyld's commitment and passion for the game’ – Ravi Shastri‘Hell of an effort. All round quality’ – Michael VaughanLegendary cricket writer Scyld Berry celebrates his reporting of 500 Test matches in this unique portrait of English
... Read more
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Driven

The Virat Kohli Story(Revised and Updated World Cup Edition)

by Vijay Lokapally ...

Narrated by Taraash Mehrota ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Bloomsbury presents Driven by Vijay Lokapally, read by Taraash Mehrota.Virat Kohli, the undisputed monarch of the cricket world today, is no stranger to loss. His biggest support both on and off the field—his father Prem Kohli—succumbed to a cerebral stroke when Virat was only 18 years old. In a fitting tribute that would’ve made his father proud, Virat returned to the field to continue an innings ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Driven by Vijay Lokapally, read by Taraash Mehrota.Virat Kohli, the undisputed monarch of the cricket world today, is no stranger to loss. His biggest support both on and off the field—his father Prem Kohli—succumbed to a cerebral stroke when Virat was only 18 years old. In a fitting tribute that would’ve made his father proud, Virat returned to the field to continue an innings
... Read more
Audiobook

Cricket: A Modern Anthology

by Jonathan Agnew ...

Narrated by Nick Taylor ...

Unabridged

19 hours 6 min

Jonathan “Aggers” Agnew, England’s voice of cricket, showcases some of the very best writings on the noble game, from the 1930s to the present day.In this wide-ranging and beautifully-produced anthology, Test Match Special’s Jonathan ‘Aggers’ Agnew, chooses a wide variety of writings on the sport that has consumed his life, from the 1932/33 Ashes (Bodyline) series right up to the present day. In a ... Read more

$38.99 USD

Jonathan “Aggers” Agnew, England’s voice of cricket, showcases some of the very best writings on the noble game, from the 1930s to the present day.In this wide-ranging and beautifully-produced anthology, Test Match Special’s Jonathan ‘Aggers’ Agnew, chooses a wide variety of writings on the sport that has consumed his life, from the 1932/33 Ashes (Bodyline) series right up to the present day. In a
... Read more
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The Tourist

What happens on tour stays on tour … until now!

by Phil Tufnell ...

Narrated by Rupert Farley ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour…Until Now!As a cricketer, broadcaster and celebrity jungle-dweller, Phil Tufnell has travelled the world far and wide. From the great cricket tours of Australia and South Africa to his equally memorable jaunts to Benidorm and Blackpool, Phil has spent much of his life living out of a suitcase, meeting a host of colourful ... Read more

$28.99 USD

ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour…Until Now!As a cricketer, broadcaster and celebrity jungle-dweller, Phil Tufnell has travelled the world far and wide. From the great cricket tours of Australia and South Africa to his equally memorable jaunts to Benidorm and Blackpool, Phil has spent much of his life living out of a suitcase, meeting a host of colourful
... Read more
Audiobook

Tuffers' Ashes Heroes

Legends and characters from both sides of cricket's divide

by Phil Tufnell ...

Narrated by Rupert Farley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

Phil Tufnell played in five Ashes series and has commentated on another ten. Now he's sat down and personally chosen his 50 Ashes 'legends' from the modern era and from both sides of the divide.Shortlisted for Sports Entertainment Book of the Year at the 2026 Sports Book AwardsTuffers' Ashes Heroes is crammed with cricketers he has played with or against, admired from afar, enjoyed a drink with or ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Phil Tufnell played in five Ashes series and has commentated on another ten. Now he's sat down and personally chosen his 50 Ashes 'legends' from the modern era and from both sides of the divide.Shortlisted for Sports Entertainment Book of the Year at the 2026 Sports Book AwardsTuffers' Ashes Heroes is crammed with cricketers he has played with or against, admired from afar, enjoyed a drink with or
... Read more
Audiobook

Cricket Controversies : Regmal ki Kharonch

by Ketan Mishra ...

Narrated by Ketan Mishra ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Cricket ki Controversies
Unabridged

15 min

इस एपिसोड हम ले कर आये हैं क़िस्सा बॉल टेंपरिंग का! एक खिलाड़ी जिसे क्रिकेट बॉल से छेड़छाड़ करते हुए पूरी दुनिया ने देखा और इस एक घटना ने उस देश की तस्वीर बदल कर रख दी! कौन था वो खिलाड़ी और आख़िर उसने ऐसा कदम उठाया क्यों? जानने के लिए सुनिए ये ख़ास एपिसोड "रेगमाल की खरोंच"! ... Read more

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इस एपिसोड हम ले कर आये हैं क़िस्सा बॉल टेंपरिंग का! एक खिलाड़ी जिसे क्रिकेट बॉल से छेड़छाड़ करते हुए पूरी दुनिया ने देखा और इस एक घटना ने उस देश की तस्वीर बदल कर रख दी! कौन था वो खिलाड़ी और आख़िर उसने ऐसा कदम उठाया क्यों? जानने के लिए सुनिए ये ख़ास एपिसोड "रेगमाल की खरोंच"!
... Read more
Audiobook

Cricket Controversies : Monkey Baat

by Ketan Mishra ...

Narrated by Ketan Mishra ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Cricket ki Controversies
Unabridged

21 min

सीरीज़ के इस एपिसोड में कहानी उस टेस्ट मैच की जिसमें एक के बाद एक भारत को 6 ग़लत फैसलों का शिकार होना पड़ा और पहली पारी में बढ़त के बावजूद मैच हाथ से निकल गया. यो टेस्ट मैच जिसने भारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बीच एक खाई पैदा हो गयी. 2008 का सिडनी टेस्ट, जिसे मंकीगेट के लिये जाना जाता है. ... Read more

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सीरीज़ के इस एपिसोड में कहानी उस टेस्ट मैच की जिसमें एक के बाद एक भारत को 6 ग़लत फैसलों का शिकार होना पड़ा और पहली पारी में बढ़त के बावजूद मैच हाथ से निकल गया. यो टेस्ट मैच जिसने भारत और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बीच एक खाई पैदा हो गयी. 2008 का सिडनी टेस्ट, जिसे मंकीगेट के लिये जाना जाता है.
... Read more
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Penguins Stopped Play

Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World

by Harry Thompson ...

Narrated by Glen McCready ...

Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except…that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, cunning Bajan drug dealers, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiotic Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus and whole armies of pitch-invading penguins, you ... Read more

$38.53 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except…that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, cunning Bajan drug dealers, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiotic Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus and whole armies of pitch-invading penguins, you
... Read more
Audiobook

The Winner's Mindset

by Shane Watson ...

Narrated by Shane Watson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

What separates Winners from everyone else?In September 2015, Shane Watson, one of cricket's greatest allrounders, was contemplating retirement. At 34, he was still in great physical shape, but his form had deteriorated following a tragedy the year before. Mentally, he was in the darkest hole of his life.A chance meeting with IndyCar champion Will Power changed everything, prompting Shane to work ... Read more

$23.99 USD

What separates Winners from everyone else?In September 2015, Shane Watson, one of cricket's greatest allrounders, was contemplating retirement. At 34, he was still in great physical shape, but his form had deteriorated following a tragedy the year before. Mentally, he was in the darkest hole of his life.A chance meeting with IndyCar champion Will Power changed everything, prompting Shane to work
... Read more
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The Art of Captaincy

What Sport Teaches Us About Leadership

by Mike Brearley ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

13 hours 55 min

'The best book on captaincy, written by an expert' - Mike AthertonMike Brearley is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, and, in 1981, he captained the England team to the momentous Ashes series victory against Australia.In The Art of Captaincy, his study on leadership and motivation, he draws directly on his experience of man-managing a team, which included a pugnacious Ian ... Read more

$19.99 USD

'The best book on captaincy, written by an expert' - Mike AthertonMike Brearley is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, and, in 1981, he captained the England team to the momentous Ashes series victory against Australia.In The Art of Captaincy, his study on leadership and motivation, he draws directly on his experience of man-managing a team, which included a pugnacious Ian
... Read more
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The Wit of Cricket at Home and Abroad

by Barry Johnston ...

Narrated by Barry Johnston, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Peter Baxter, Robert Powell ...

Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

From the producers of the Number One bestselling CD 'The Wit of Cricket', here is their latest collection of the funniest cricket stories at home and abroad, recorded live at Great Brickhill Cricket Club in Bedfordshire.Featuring a rare live recording by the late cricket commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who was a brilliant after-dinner speaker, here are dozens of hilarious anecdotes about ... Read more

$8.99 USD

From the producers of the Number One bestselling CD 'The Wit of Cricket', here is their latest collection of the funniest cricket stories at home and abroad, recorded live at Great Brickhill Cricket Club in Bedfordshire.Featuring a rare live recording by the late cricket commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who was a brilliant after-dinner speaker, here are dozens of hilarious anecdotes about
... Read more
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Notes By The Editors

120 Years of Wisden Opinion

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

Bloomsbury presents Notes By The Editors, edited by Jonathan Rice, read by David Thorpe.When Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they “carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the scores of the matches”.But by the turn of the century, ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Notes By The Editors, edited by Jonathan Rice, read by David Thorpe.When Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack was first published in 1864, it included no comments or opinions at all. As the editors explained, they “carefully avoided making any remarks upon the play or players, as the purport of this little work is to record the scores of the matches”.But by the turn of the century,
... Read more
Audiobook

Twelve Summers

Being a life-long fan of Australian cricket is harder than it looks

by Adam Zwar ...

Narrated by Adam Zwar ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

Cricket fans, where were you during the disaster that was the 2013 Ashes? Adam Zwar was making a documentary about bodyline and filming a stunt that involved Brett Lee bowling bouncers to him while he wasn't wearing a helmet. Matthew Hayden warned him not do it. But the cameras were set up. What was he going to do - say no?How about when Australia A nearly upset Australia in the 1995 World Series ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Cricket fans, where were you during the disaster that was the 2013 Ashes? Adam Zwar was making a documentary about bodyline and filming a stunt that involved Brett Lee bowling bouncers to him while he wasn't wearing a helmet. Matthew Hayden warned him not do it. But the cameras were set up. What was he going to do - say no?How about when Australia A nearly upset Australia in the 1995 World Series
... Read more
Audiobook

My Sporting Life

Memories, moments and declarations

by Michael Parkinson ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

7 hours 2 min

Michael Parkinson recalls his sporting life in this amusing memoir full of personality, anecdotes and insight.'Like my father before me, I believe that both the playing and watching of sport can teach us important lessons about ourselves by providing practical instruction in co-operation, tests of resolve and temper'For Michael Parkinson it was never really in doubt that he would spend his life in ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Michael Parkinson recalls his sporting life in this amusing memoir full of personality, anecdotes and insight.'Like my father before me, I believe that both the playing and watching of sport can teach us important lessons about ourselves by providing practical instruction in co-operation, tests of resolve and temper'For Michael Parkinson it was never really in doubt that he would spend his life in
... Read more
Audiobook

Firestarter

Me, Cricket and the Heat of the Moment

by Ben Stokes ...

Narrated by Bryan Dick ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

Ben Stokes is not cast in the same mould as the vast majority of English cricketers. Fiery, combative, gladiatorial - he plays the game hard and with great gusto. He is an all-rounder who bats, bowls and fields at full throttle.Some opponents feel threatened by his physical stature and aggressive brand of cricket. Stokes simply doesn't back down, smashing the next ball for six, bowling his 90 mph ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Ben Stokes is not cast in the same mould as the vast majority of English cricketers. Fiery, combative, gladiatorial - he plays the game hard and with great gusto. He is an all-rounder who bats, bowls and fields at full throttle.Some opponents feel threatened by his physical stature and aggressive brand of cricket. Stokes simply doesn't back down, smashing the next ball for six, bowling his 90 mph
... Read more
Audiobook

Tales of the Autistic Village Cricketer

The frank re-telling of how cricket has given a neurologically ‘different’ 25-year-old the chance to fully experience life!

by Josh Williamson ...

Narrated by Josh Williamson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Tales of the Autistic Village Cricketer is the neurologically ‘different’ slant of eye-opening, blunt and frankly, funny collection of completely true memoirs that have happened in my cricketing life. Starting from 2003, it initially outlines myself as a young cricketer, and how autism affected my participation; often with chuckle-inducing results! From the humorous stories involving our Margate ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tales of the Autistic Village Cricketer is the neurologically ‘different’ slant of eye-opening, blunt and frankly, funny collection of completely true memoirs that have happened in my cricketing life. Starting from 2003, it initially outlines myself as a young cricketer, and how autism affected my participation; often with chuckle-inducing results! From the humorous stories involving our Margate
... Read more
Audiobook

Thanks, Johnners

An Affectionate Tribute to a Broadcasting Legend

by Jonathan Agnew ...

Narrated by Jonathan Agnew ...

Unabridged

7 hours 54 min

READ BY JONATHAN AGNEW AND FOREWORD READ BY THE MAGNIFICIENT STEPHEN FRY WITH SURPRISE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JONATHAN’S TEST MATCH SPECIAL COLLEAGUES!! Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm and witty tribute to Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special.READ BY JONATHAN AGNEW, FOREWORD BY STEPHEN FRY AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES FROM TEST MATCH SPECIAL ... Read more

$31.99 USD

READ BY JONATHAN AGNEW AND FOREWORD READ BY THE MAGNIFICIENT STEPHEN FRY WITH SURPRISE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JONATHAN’S TEST MATCH SPECIAL COLLEAGUES!! Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm and witty tribute to Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special.READ BY JONATHAN AGNEW, FOREWORD BY STEPHEN FRY AND SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES FROM TEST MATCH SPECIAL
... Read more

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