The "Spin" Annual (Spin Cricket Magazine Team)

by Duncan Steer (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2009

  $3.25

  Filling a vital gap in the Christmas market, the Spin Annual is the only cricket book of its kind available. Published by the Spin magazine team, the annual looks back at the cricket year in review, and gives fans vital information in an attractive, colourful format on everything to do with the sport - including key pointers on international teams, features on leading players (past and present) and up-and-coming stars (both male and female); Top Tips on such subjects as coaching; new technology (the tiny bat versus the standard bat); and the best and worst moments of 2009. Focusing on the most important matches and tournaments of the international cricket year such as the ICC World Twenty20 2009, the book also features up-to-date and original analysis of the 2009 Ashes, looking at star players and unforgettable moments. In the style of all great annuals, this book also includes competitions and quizzes for the avid cricket fan. Test your knowledge and see how much you really know! Established in 2005, Spin is the only independent cricket magazine in existence; it is published monthly. Aimed at real cricket fans, Spin celebrates the sport through in-depth analysis; star columnists; original photography; Hawkeye; Graham Thorpe and a reader-friendly style of presentation that allows both new fans and diehards to share the Spin team's love of cricket equally. This work is suitable for cricket fans around the world and general sport fans. It is also suitable as a Christmas gift/stocking-filler market.