{"product_id":"cricketing-lives-by-richard-h-thomas-9781789143713","title":"Cricketing Lives","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCricket is defined by the characters who have played it, watched it, reported it, ruled upon it, ruined it and rejoiced in it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHumorous and deeply affectionate, \u003cem\u003eCricketing Lives\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the world's greatest and most incomprehensible game through those who have shaped it, from the rustic contests of eighteenth-century England to the spectacle of the Indian Premier League. It's about W. G. Grace and his eye to his wallet; the invincible Viv Richards; and Sarah Taylor, 'the best wicketkeeper in the world...male or female'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaying homage, too, to the game's great writers, Richard H. Thomas steers a course through the despair of war, tactical controversies and internecine politics, to reveal how cricket has always stormed back to warm our hearts as nothing else can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A warm and generous history that glows with love as well as learning.' - \u003cem\u003eWisden Cricket Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A very good cricketing history indeed, and highly recommended.' - Marcus Berkmann, \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'You name it, it's all here. Terrific.' - \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430344474860,"sku":"9781789143713","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781789143713.jpg?v=1774559137","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/cricketing-lives-by-richard-h-thomas-9781789143713","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}