Graeme Wright

Behind the Boundary (eBook, ePUB)

Cricket at a Crossroads

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

England's back-to-back Ashes victories, coupled with winning the 2010 World Twenty20, might give the impression that all is well in English cricket. But behind the headlines is another story: that of a county game struggling to cope with unprecedented levels of debt, a decline in membership and attendances, and the demands on players and spectators of an unsustainable fixture schedule. As a member of the ECB's Board of Directors admitted, 'English cricket is at something of a crossroads.'

In this new book, Graeme Wright, a former editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and author of Betrayal: The Struggle for Cricket's Soul, takes to the road to speak to those at the coalface of English county cricket. What he discovers there is not just a sport in crisis, but 18 complex organisations coming to terms with the reality of an ever-changing commercial world.

And yet, perhaps surprisingly, he finds himself buoyed by a feeling of optimism. As the counties reposition their roles, not just in cricket but also within their local communities, there is something new and hopeful on the horizon. As Wright explores the world behind the boundary, he finds himself taking an affectionate - though not uncritical - look at England itself, as well as the best-loved game at its heart.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781408165133
• Artikelnr.: 38452305

Autorenporträt

Former Editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1987-1992 and 2001-2002) and author of several acclaimed cricket books including Bradman in Wisden and Betrayal: The Struggle for Cricket's Soul.

Graeme Wright is a New Zealand born writer whose name is synonymous with the world of cricket writing. As editor and writer of countless publications over the last three decades, including The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, he is a man who truly knows his cricket! In The Wisden Collection, Wright's idiosyncratic style provides us with a collection of the many highs and lows, trials and tribulations that have made cricket the top-class sport we know and love. His publications include Great Moments in the Olympics (Queen Anne Press, 1976), Test Decade 1972/1982 with Patrick Eagar (World's Work, 1982) and Betrayal: The Struggle for Cricket's Soul (H.F. & G. Witherby, 1993).