{"product_id":"9781399416542","title":"The Art of Batting : The Craft of Cricket’s Greatest Run Scorers","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Kimber, Jarrod \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 08\/05\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages, Integrated black and white images throughout,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781399416542,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'a wonderful tale' – David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd'one of cricket’s most distinctive writers' – Andy ZaltzmanColourful cricket history meets expert analysis in this richly researched exploration of the art of batting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost batters just do their best, yet the top players create art. It is physically impossible to face an 80mph delivery and track it with your eyes, yet the greatest batters do more than just watch the ball, they can see into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about the batters who see what mortals don’t. Javed Miandad purposefully makes errors to manipulate the field, Sachin Tendulkar dug up a pitch to take on Warne, Shivnarine Chanderpaul practised non-stop on a beach with tennis balls until he mastered technique and Joe Root’s great play against spin is known to be a confluence of three random events. Others, such as Smith, Pietersen and Richards, carried on the work of a man 100 years before their time, and Ranji changed cricket with a bucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir methods and stories are different, but their currency is the same: runs. Through interviews with cricketing greats such as David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd, Nasser Hussain, Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara, this book shows you the science, skill and culture that made the 50 greatest batters of all time – and, ultimately, how they conquered leather with willow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55202907980149,"sku":"9781399416542","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781399416542.jpg?v=1743070449","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781399416542","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}