Nasser Hussain of England during the First Ashes Test at Edgbaston in 1997 (Adrian Murrell /Allsport)
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Cricket 4
www.cricket4.com
Channel 4's own cricket site, with news, features, stats, analysis, games and information about what's on TV and in the community.
CricInfo: The home of cricket on the internet
www.cricket.org
Live coverage and latest news, Women's Cricket section, database including pictures and statistics, a shop, interactive games and extensive resources including links and the laws of cricket.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ratings of International Cricketers
www.cricketratings.com
Look up the latest Test and One-Day Ratings of batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders. Includes career profiles.
Wisden.com: A whole new ball game
www.wisden.com
Due to relaunch in time for the Ashes. Will include a unique database drawing on all 138 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, as well as archive photographs and film footage. Will also cover the action as it happens, with several new features and columns.
Cricket Books
What Is a Googly?
by Rob Eastaway (Robson Books)
Described by The Times as 'the ideal book for the cricket-lover to bestow on the uninitiated'. Chapters are devoted to popular questions, such as 'Why do they rub the ball on their trousers?' and 'Who's winning?'. Light-hearted illustrations throughout.
Cricket - Inside the Game
by Rob Steen (Icon)
A who-what-how-why-and-when of cricket, which looks at the terminology and tactics of the game. Good for beginners wanting to immerse themselves more in cricket. Illustrated with photos and diagrams.
Next Man In
by Gerald Brodribb (Souvenir Press)
Explains each of the laws of cricket, illustrated with a mine of curious and amusing incidents in which the laws have come into play.
Curiosities of Cricket
by Jonathan Rice (Pavilion)
A compilation of some of the most eccentric, freakish and otherwise amusing things that have happened in cricket matches.
Maths books
How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff (Penguin)
The classic introduction to statistics and how they are used and abused in everyday life, with plenty of amusing examples.
Taking Chances
by John Haigh (Oxford)
From Monopoly to the FA Cup - a guide to probability and how it can be used to analyse games and sports of all kinds.
Why do Buses Come in Threes?
by Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Windham (Robson Books)
Entertaining explanations of the hidden mathematics of everyday life, including why we always get stuck in traffic jams, why buses actually come in twos, and how to entertain the kids.
The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
by David Wells (Penguin)
An intriguing compendium of the properties of numbers, from zero upwards.
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