The Wisden History of the
Cricket World Cup
 The ninth Cricket World Cup is being staged in
the West Indies during March and April 2007. Wisden
has covered all eight World Cups to date in its usual comprehensive
and authoritative manner. Miller Publishing Company Ltd.,
publishers of Wisden’s Caribbean Cricket
book, once again has produced a book of the highest
quality.
Edited by Tony Cozier, the renowned and respected West
Indian cricket commentator and journalist, The Wisden
History of the Cricket World Cup mixes original Wisden
reports with new material provided by some of the world’s
leading cricket writers. The foreword is written by Clive
Lloyd who, as captain of the West Indies in 1975, was the
first man to raise the cup.
Order
your own copy of “The Wisden History
of the Cricket World Cup today!
Illustrated throughout with fantastic colour pictures
by cricket’s leading photographer, Patrick Eagar,
this book enables cricket-lovers around the world to relive
the excitement of one of the greatest tournaments in sport.
Fans of West Indies cricket, Australian cricket,
English cricket, Indian cricket and other nations
who have taken part in any of the cricket world cups will
want to preorder a copy for themselves, friends and family.
The greats of the game such as Clive Lloyd, Kapil Dev,
Imran Khan, Steve Waugh, Sunil Gavaskar, Viv Richards,
Sachin Tendukar, Shane Warne, Andrew “Freddy” Flintoff,
Brian Lara, Inzamam Ul-Haq and Ian Botham are just
a few who have played in the third most watched television
event in the world. One thing is for sure, these guys
know how to play cricket under immense pressure.
One can only imagine if this tournament was around in
the early 60’s and 70’s when Sir Garry Sobers
was in his prime. The pain he would have inflicted on the
bowlers, the catches he would have made, and the wickets
Sir Garry would have taken! Sir Garry Sobers was
truly the greatest all-rounder in the history of cricket.
A preview to the next tournament and all of the teams
involved is included, as well as records and detailed scores
of every match ever played in the world cup.
Order your copy of The Wisden History of the Cricket
World Cup today and be one of the first to enjoy this
magnificent book.
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