A new updated edition of this comprehensive guide to playing cricket. After explaining the essentials of length and line, the text moves on to give detailed instruction on the diverse skills required in batting, bowling, fielding, wicket-keeping and captaincy, with complementary chapters on fitness, practice and equipment. Action and sequence shots by top sports photographer Patrick Eager, with clear 2-colour diagrams, develop the fullest understanding of the game. AUTHOR: Keith Andrew is the Chief Executive and Director of Coaching to the National Cricket Association, based at Lords. He is the author of Crowood's highly successful The Skills of Cricket. 109 photos