ISBN Know the Game: Complete skills: Cricket

The Know the Game Complete Skills series is a perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Compiled from the individual Know the Game Cricket titles, the book will teach young players the basic skills they need to start enjoying the sport – by giving them plenty of simple practice drills and showing how the star players do it. In this book, players will learn : Batting:How to: control the bat face a bowler play all the shots 'read' a bowler understand the field run between the wicketsBowling: Profile of a bowler bowling to a plan Bowling actions the run-up and release swing bowling seam bowling spin bowling and variationsFielding: The field and field placings the ready position close catching catching in the deep overarm throw intercepts retrieving the ball the long barrier wicketkeeping skillsClearly illustrated and written by a professional coach, this book will give every young player the all the skills they need to enjoy cricket.