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The Pantheon

Test Cricket's Best 50 Players of All Time

by Tim Wigmore ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

10 hours

In The Pantheon, Tim Wigmore uses a combination of revelatory historical perspective, enlightening statistical analysis and personal insight to rank the top 50 Test cricketers of all time. Along the way, he dares to answer questions that all cricket lovers ask. Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar? Shane Warne or Muthiah Muralidaran? Ian Botham or Ben Stokes? Which Caribbean quick was the greatest? And ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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In The Pantheon, Tim Wigmore uses a combination of revelatory historical perspective, enlightening statistical analysis and personal insight to rank the top 50 Test cricketers of all time. Along the way, he dares to answer questions that all cricket lovers ask. Brian Lara or Sachin Tendulkar? Shane Warne or Muthiah Muralidaran? Ian Botham or Ben Stokes? Which Caribbean quick was the greatest? And
... Read more
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Cricket Controversies : Kaun Bola?

by Ketan Mishra ...

Narrated by Ketan Mishra ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Cricket ki Controversies
Unabridged

11 min

"क्रिकेट की कंट्रोवर्सीज़" इस सीरीज़ के दूसरे एपिसोड में आपको बतायेंगे उस वाकये के बारे में जब शेन वॉर्न पर ये आरोप लगा था कि उन्होंने मैदान में खेल के दौरान अपने साथी खिलाड़ी के बारे में कहा था कि न वो ठीक से बॉलिंग कर पाता है न ठीक से गेंद थ्रो कर पाता है. वॉर्न की ये बात टीवी पर सुनाई दी थी जबकि वो ये कहते रहे कि उन्होंने ऐसा कुछ कहा ही नहीं. फिर ये बात कही किसने थी? ... Read more

$3.99 USD

"क्रिकेट की कंट्रोवर्सीज़" इस सीरीज़ के दूसरे एपिसोड में आपको बतायेंगे उस वाकये के बारे में जब शेन वॉर्न पर ये आरोप लगा था कि उन्होंने मैदान में खेल के दौरान अपने साथी खिलाड़ी के बारे में कहा था कि न वो ठीक से बॉलिंग कर पाता है न ठीक से गेंद थ्रो कर पाता है. वॉर्न की ये बात टीवी पर सुनाई दी थी जबकि वो ये कहते रहे कि उन्होंने ऐसा कुछ कहा ही नहीं. फिर ये बात कही किसने थी?
... Read more
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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

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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
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Squeezing the Orange

by Henry Blofeld ...

Narrated by Henry Blofeld ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as “Blowers”, tells his colourful life story.Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed “Blowers” by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as “Blowers”, tells his colourful life story.Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed “Blowers” by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live
... Read more
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Start the Car

The World According to Bumble

by David Lloyd ...

Narrated by David Lloyd ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "Bumble", the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book.David "Bumble" Lloyd is a legend in our living rooms, a genuine "good bloke" all cricket fans feel they know inside out because of his infectious, larger-than-life personality and ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "Bumble", the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book.David "Bumble" Lloyd is a legend in our living rooms, a genuine "good bloke" all cricket fans feel they know inside out because of his infectious, larger-than-life personality and
... Read more
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80 Not Out: My Favourite Cricket Memories

Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird's best moments and stories, with a foreword by Michael Parkinson

by Dickie Bird, Mr H D Bird ...

Narrated by Gareth Armstrong ...

Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

HIGHLIGHTS OF A CAREER IN CRICKET FROM BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED UMPIRE, THE LATE DICKIE BIRD.'You know what you will get with Mr Bird, and he delivers it with unabashed aplomb in this amiable book' - Country LifeHardly a week went by without Dickie Bird visiting a county or Test match arena where he could keep up to date with all that was happening in the cricket world, while at the same time taking ... Read more

$26.99 USD

HIGHLIGHTS OF A CAREER IN CRICKET FROM BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED UMPIRE, THE LATE DICKIE BIRD.'You know what you will get with Mr Bird, and he delivers it with unabashed aplomb in this amiable book' - Country LifeHardly a week went by without Dickie Bird visiting a county or Test match arena where he could keep up to date with all that was happening in the cricket world, while at the same time taking
... Read more
Audiobook

Playing It My Way

My Autobiography

by Sachin Tendulkar ...

Narrated by Sartaj Garewal ...

Unabridged

14 hours 9 min

The greatest run-scorer in the history of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after an astonishing 24 years at the top. The most celebrated Indian cricketer of all time, he received the Bharat Ratna Award - India's highest civilian honour - on the day of his retirement. Now Sachin Tendulkar tells his own remarkable story - from his first Test cap at the age of 16 to his 100th international ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The greatest run-scorer in the history of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after an astonishing 24 years at the top. The most celebrated Indian cricketer of all time, he received the Bharat Ratna Award - India's highest civilian honour - on the day of his retirement. Now Sachin Tendulkar tells his own remarkable story - from his first Test cap at the age of 16 to his 100th international
... Read more
Audiobook

The Great Romantic

Cricket and the golden age of Neville Cardus - Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year

by Duncan Hamilton ...

Narrated by David Mounfield ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDuncan Hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable, man who virtually invented modern sports writing...This is writing every bit the equal of Cardus himself. - Daily Mail'Hamilton is a worthy biographer... as much ... Read more

$24.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDuncan Hamilton is already a multiple award-winning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable, man who virtually invented modern sports writing...This is writing every bit the equal of Cardus himself. - Daily Mail'Hamilton is a worthy biographer... as much
... Read more
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It’s Not Banter, It’s Racism

Read the shocking memoir that started a nationwide conversation

by Azeem Rafiq ...

Narrated by Azeem Rafiq ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

This is the story of how one cricketer in Yorkshire started a nationwide conversation, putting a spotlight on a society riddled with bias.LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025Green grass, blue skies, white flannels and the gentle thwack of leather on willow: the quintessential image of ... Read more

$31.99 USD

This is the story of how one cricketer in Yorkshire started a nationwide conversation, putting a spotlight on a society riddled with bias.LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025Green grass, blue skies, white flannels and the gentle thwack of leather on willow: the quintessential image of
... Read more
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The Wit of Cricket

Stories from Cricket's best-loved personalities

by Barry Johnston ...

Narrated by Brian Johnston, Dickie Bird, Henry Blofeld ...

Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

Recorded live in front of appreciative theatre audiences, here are dozens of hilarious stories about legendary Test cricketers such as Richie Benaud, Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Holding and Fred Trueman, as well as some of the most famous gaffes and practical jokes carried out by the commentary team on BBC Radio's Test Match Special.Enjoy three of the best storytellers in the business as ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Recorded live in front of appreciative theatre audiences, here are dozens of hilarious stories about legendary Test cricketers such as Richie Benaud, Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Holding and Fred Trueman, as well as some of the most famous gaffes and practical jokes carried out by the commentary team on BBC Radio's Test Match Special.Enjoy three of the best storytellers in the business as
... Read more
Audiobook

Tuffers' Cricket Hall of Fame

My willow-wielding idols, ball-twirling legends … and other random icons

by Phil Tufnell ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

Phil Tufnell, cricket legend and national treasure, has populated his very own Cricket Hall of Fame with a deliciously eclectic collection of cricket legends and offbeat characters, with joyful results.From boyhood heroes, to legendary team-mates, to fearsome opponents, to idiosyncratic umpires and broadcasters, Tuffers has gathered together the most enchanting cast of cricketing figures every ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Phil Tufnell, cricket legend and national treasure, has populated his very own Cricket Hall of Fame with a deliciously eclectic collection of cricket legends and offbeat characters, with joyful results.From boyhood heroes, to legendary team-mates, to fearsome opponents, to idiosyncratic umpires and broadcasters, Tuffers has gathered together the most enchanting cast of cricketing figures every
... Read more
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Herding Cats

The Art of Amateur Cricket Captaincy

by Charlie Campbell ...

Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

Bloomsbury presents Herding Cats by Charlie Campbell, read by Mark Meadows.An entertaining guide to the trials and tribulations of amateur cricket captaincy.In 1985 Mike Brearley published The Art of Captaincy, revealing how he steered Middlesex and England to victory with his team of first-class cricketers. He got the absolute best out of his players, inspiring Ian Botham to new heights against ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Herding Cats by Charlie Campbell, read by Mark Meadows.An entertaining guide to the trials and tribulations of amateur cricket captaincy.In 1985 Mike Brearley published The Art of Captaincy, revealing how he steered Middlesex and England to victory with his team of first-class cricketers. He got the absolute best out of his players, inspiring Ian Botham to new heights against
... Read more
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The Final Test

The Uncertain Future of Cricket’s First-Class Game

by Huw Turbervill ...

Narrated by Tom Lawrence ...

Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

Bloomsbury presents The Final Test: The Uncertain Future of Cricket’s First-Class Game by Huw Turbervill read by Tom Lawrence‘[A] compelling book… Test cricket is hanging on. It’s a worry’ – Graham Gooch'Huw Turbervill is the ultimate passionate polemicist for the Test format with a zeal that manages to weave both George Orwell and Basil Fawlty into his arguments' – David Gower OBE'As cricket ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Final Test: The Uncertain Future of Cricket’s First-Class Game by Huw Turbervill read by Tom Lawrence‘[A] compelling book… Test cricket is hanging on. It’s a worry’ – Graham Gooch'Huw Turbervill is the ultimate passionate polemicist for the Test format with a zeal that manages to weave both George Orwell and Basil Fawlty into his arguments' – David Gower OBE'As cricket
... Read more
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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

The Ashes Files

Inside Cricket’s Most Intense Series - ‘powerful’ (Stuart Broad)

by Steven Finn ...

Narrated by Steven Finn ...

Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

SHORTLISTED FOR CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'Not many players have felt the highs and lows of Ashes cricket to the same extent as Finny - and his book proves it' Jimmy Anderson'Raw and moving - a brilliant read' Alastair CookFew cricketers understand the rollercoaster of emotions that come with being part of an Ashes series quite like Steven Finn. While he made over 120 ... Read more

$31.99 USD

SHORTLISTED FOR CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS'Not many players have felt the highs and lows of Ashes cricket to the same extent as Finny - and his book proves it' Jimmy Anderson'Raw and moving - a brilliant read' Alastair CookFew cricketers understand the rollercoaster of emotions that come with being part of an Ashes series quite like Steven Finn. While he made over 120
... Read more
Audiobook

Cricket's Bearded Wonder

by Bill Frindall ...

Narrated by Bill Frindall ...

Abridged

2 hours 18 min

Bill Frindall, or Bearders, is well known to cricket fans from Test Match Special.Bearders took over the scoring for Test Match Special in June 1966, at the First Test against West Indies at Old Trafford. He was nicknamed the Bearded Wonder by Brian Johnston because of his encyclopedic knowledge of cricket scores and statistics.In this wonderful recording, Bearders recalls the voices and ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Bill Frindall, or Bearders, is well known to cricket fans from Test Match Special.Bearders took over the scoring for Test Match Special in June 1966, at the First Test against West Indies at Old Trafford. He was nicknamed the Bearded Wonder by Brian Johnston because of his encyclopedic knowledge of cricket scores and statistics.In this wonderful recording, Bearders recalls the voices and
... Read more
Audiobook

The Grade Cricketer

Alphas, Champs and Chop Kings

by Sam Perry, Ian Higgins ...

Narrated by Sam Perry, Ian Higgins ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

Bigger, buffer and even more insecure than before, The Grade Cricketer is backAfter wasting several years becoming a worldwide sports comedy phenomenon, The Grade Cricketer is back to deliver another sharp, hilarious and often risqué critique of the game. Full of side-splitting humour, it's a brilliant skewering of sporting masculinity and cricket culture, channeling the raucous energy of Sam ... Read more

$15.65 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bigger, buffer and even more insecure than before, The Grade Cricketer is backAfter wasting several years becoming a worldwide sports comedy phenomenon, The Grade Cricketer is back to deliver another sharp, hilarious and often risqué critique of the game. Full of side-splitting humour, it's a brilliant skewering of sporting masculinity and cricket culture, channeling the raucous energy of Sam
... Read more
Audiobook

Proteas, The: 20 Years, 20 Landmark Matches

by Neil Manthorp ...

Narrated by Neil Manthorp ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

SA’s premier cricketing journalist, Neil Manthorp, presents twenty of the Proteas’ landmark cricket matches from the last twenty years to mark the 20th anniversary of our return to international competition (on 10 November 1991 at Eden Gardens, Calcutta). Including new interviews with many of the players involved, this unique and exciting book is a celebration, analysis and ultimately history of ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

SA’s premier cricketing journalist, Neil Manthorp, presents twenty of the Proteas’ landmark cricket matches from the last twenty years to mark the 20th anniversary of our return to international competition (on 10 November 1991 at Eden Gardens, Calcutta). Including new interviews with many of the players involved, this unique and exciting book is a celebration, analysis and ultimately history of
... Read more
Audiobook

Let's Talk Cricket: Women's Cricket with Sanjay Manjrekar S01E08

by Sanjay Manjrekar ...

Narrated by Sanjay Manjrekar, Raunak Kapoor ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Let's Talk Cricket with Sanjay Manjrekar
Unabridged

10 min

Former Indian Cricketer & now a Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar speaks his view on Women's Cricket, interviewed by Raunak Kapoor ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Former Indian Cricketer & now a Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar speaks his view on Women's Cricket, interviewed by Raunak Kapoor
... 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

$3.99 USD

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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Let's Talk Cricket: IPL With Sanjay Manjrekar S01E06

by Sanjay Manjrekar ...

Narrated by Sanjay Manjrekar, Raunak Kapoor ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Let's Talk Cricket with Sanjay Manjrekar
Unabridged

16 min

Former Indian Cricketer & now a Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar speaks his view on IPL, interviewed by Raunak Kapoor ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Former Indian Cricketer & now a Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar speaks his view on IPL, interviewed by Raunak Kapoor
... Read more
Audiobook

I Have the Streets: A Kutty Cricket Story

by R. Ashwin, Sidarth Monga ...

Narrated by Jeremy Francis ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

Ashwin is arguably the greatest match-winner for India in Test cricket. The fastest man to 300 Test wickets, he was a part of the team that won the 2011 World Cup in the ODI format. In T20 cricket, he has won two IPL titles and a Champions League T20. He is a feisty offspinner and more than a handy batter. But that’s only half the tale.This nuanced portrait delves deep to paint a candid picture of ... Read more

$14.00 USD

Ashwin is arguably the greatest match-winner for India in Test cricket. The fastest man to 300 Test wickets, he was a part of the team that won the 2011 World Cup in the ODI format. In T20 cricket, he has won two IPL titles and a Champions League T20. He is a feisty offspinner and more than a handy batter. But that’s only half the tale.This nuanced portrait delves deep to paint a candid picture of
... Read more
Audiobook

Freddie Flintoff: Coming Home

The Inspiring Autobiography and the Perfect gift for Father's Day

by Andrew Flintoff ...

Narrated by Andrew Flintoff ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

THIS AUTUMN'S MUST-HAVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY'A split-second decision is all it takes. A decision that can change the course of a cricket match. Maybe even the course of your life.'In Coming Home, Freddie Flintoff zeroes-in on the crucial moments that made him - some highly celebrated, others less well-known, away from the cameras, but all pivotal in shaping the man he is.As a boy, growing up in Preston, ... Read more

$85.99 USD

THIS AUTUMN'S MUST-HAVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY'A split-second decision is all it takes. A decision that can change the course of a cricket match. Maybe even the course of your life.'In Coming Home, Freddie Flintoff zeroes-in on the crucial moments that made him - some highly celebrated, others less well-known, away from the cameras, but all pivotal in shaping the man he is.As a boy, growing up in Preston,
... Read more
Audiobook

Test Cricket

A History (SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025)

by Tim Wigmore ...

Narrated by Richard Atlee ...

Unabridged

22 hours 42 min

WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2025THE CRICKET SOCIETY/MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2026'Wonderfully wide-focused, unfailingly readable and laced with passages of insightful analysis, Tim Wigmore's history of test cricket is a true tour de force.' David Kynaston'Much more than simply a history of Test cricket, this is a colourful, modern take on the... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2025THE CRICKET SOCIETY/MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2026'Wonderfully wide-focused, unfailingly readable and laced with passages of insightful analysis, Tim Wigmore's history of test cricket is a true tour de force.' David Kynaston'Much more than simply a history of Test cricket, this is a colourful, modern take on the...
... Read more

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