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LEADER: 01992cam 2200397 a 4500
001 ocn173716588
003 OCoLC
005 20220811115316.0
008 060706s2006 enkac 001 0 eng
040 $aUKM$beng$cUKM$dAU@$dOCLCF$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dNZAUC$dUAB$dUKMGB$dOCL$dOCLCO
015 $aGBA660434$2bnb
016 7 $a013507387$2Uk
020 $a9780140515817$q(hbk.)
020 $a014051581X$q(hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)173716588
042 $aukblcatcopy
082 04 $a796.35803$222
090 $bAEU
100 1 $aBooth, Lawrence.
245 10 $aArm-ball to zooter :$ba sideways look at the language of cricket /$cLawrence Booth ; cartoonist, Nick Newman.
260 $aLondon :$bPenguin,$c2006.
300 $axviii, 286 pages :$billustrations, portraits ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aWhat's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow? Cricket's vocabulary is a mixture of jargon and cliché, poetry and prose, misty-eyed romanticism and old-gits' cynicism. 'Arm-ball to zooter' is a witty guide to the peculiarities of the game, its history and major figures. Cricket-lovers might find their own pet hates confirmed; cricket newcomers might be amazed at what cricket-lovers have been up to all these years. What's the difference between short leg and deep midwicket? When would you be thinking about bowling a yorker? What's so great about the sound of leather on willow?
650 0 $aCricket$vMiscellanea.
650 6 $aCricket$vMiscellanées.
650 7 $aCricket.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00882917
655 7 $aTrivia and miscellanea.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01921748
700 1 $aNewman, Nick.
029 1 $aAU@$b000041137893
029 1 $aUKMGB$b013507387
994 $aZ0$bIME
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN IME - 10 OTHER HOLDINGS