Teach Yourself Cricket

Contents: 1. Historical background of cricket. 2. Skills and techniques of cricket. 3. Rules of cricket. 4. Umpire\'s signals in cricket. 5. World Cup Tournaments.

"Cricket is a team game which are played between two teams of 11 players each. It is familiar throughout the world and in our country it is the most popular sport among masses and with the organization of Cricket World Cup since 1975 its propaganda has exaggerated among each caste, creed and class of people in India and other countries of the world.

The present book deals with all aspects of cricket and its essential elements viz., Batting, bowling and fielding. All the relevant informations pertaining historical background, skills and techniques and rules are discussed in a lucid form. The text are written in simple colloquial English keeping in mind the language difficulties of the students.

In this way, the present book has wide scope for the new aspirant cricketers who wish to develop and sharpen their Cricket skills, students and teachers of physical education, prospective coaches, and sports etc." (jacket)