The Little Book of Cricket

Do you know how an elderly faith healer and pebbles helped Derbyshire bowler Fred Swarbrook? Well, get the Little Book of Cricket and find out.

Or get it for your friends and family because there's something for everyone in this, an A to Z of the game. In many respects it's perfect for the Johnny- or Jenny-come-lately to the game - as it's easy to dip in to and is broken up with vivid photography - but there are also some gems in there which may surprise any cricket lover, like Swarbrook et al.

Newcomers attracted to the bright lights of this summer's Ashes may just want to find out a brief history of the urn, while old-timers may want to rethink what's so interesting about the fact that cricket's played on grass. Well, do you?

The book informs and entertains and it's all done in a light-hearted, accessible tone. So if you didn't get one in your stocking at Christmas, you could fill your boots now.