Marine Sports offer a wide variety of cricket books, a few of which we stock and the rest can be obtained to order (subject to any copyright restrictions) - one recent major thread has been the subject of corruption in cricket, about which there are several titles at the bottom of the page. Customers can pay Acumen Books in Sterling although despatch may be from India or you can deal direct with marinesports@hotmail.com .
Tom Smith (at Rs 300.00) & MCC Law Books (in English, Hindi Rs50.00 and Marathi) have been reprinted under licence in the Indian sub-continent and can be obtained by local customers direct from Marine Sports. Please mention Acumen Books when ordering direct.
Descriptions (newest first) have been supplied by Marine Sports and are reproduced in good faith by Acumen Books, who cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies therein. Currency conversion rate will be advised at time of order - recently Ł1=60Rs or Ł1.67=100Rs approximately but remember p&p will be added). NB Some titles may be subject to export restrictions for copyright or other legal reasons.
| stocked | Description of recent publications | |
| For newer books visit www.TheMarineSports.com | ||
| soon | Bill Monkau (Netherlands) has written a book for the forthcoming
World Cup
and this will be published by Marine Sports - more details
soon. pages. Rs./- | |
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| 08feb03 |
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| 30jan03 |
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| 28jan03 27jan03 |
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| 14jan03 |
A set of 40 CDs containing: Natwest Champions Trophy India vs England Finals Dickie Birds Greatest Cricketing Moments Cricket Coaching Clinic – Frank Tyson | |
| 13jan03 | Real Fitness: Dr. Dilip Nadkarni Rs.100.00
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| 13jan03? | Mid Day World Cup Cricket '03 - A Statistical Survey 1975-1999 with a preview to the 2003 edition: Sudhir Vaidya Rs.100.00
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| 13jan03? | Great Moments in the World Cup Cricket: Devendra Prabhugaonkar 250.00
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| 13jan03? | The Story of the 1983 World Cup: PR Mansingh. 250.00
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| 13jan03 | Peter Murray's World Cup Cricket: Rajesh Kumar & Inder Vikram Singh 595.00
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| 13jan03 | One Day International: The Complete Record Books: Rajneesh Gupta 250.00
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| early 2003 | ||
| Dec 2002 |
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia 2002-03
pages. Rs.2000/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Pocket Wisden Australia 2002-03
pages. Rs.600/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Remembering Bradman: Margaret Geddes.
pages. Rs.1600/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Warne's World: Louis Nowra. page. Rs.800/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
One Day international A Complete Record
Book : Rajneesh Gupta. pages. Rs.250/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
World Cup Cricket by Peter Murray, Rajesh Kumar & Indra Vikram Singh
The book provides all cricket enthusiasts with detailed statistics enthusiasts with detailed statistics on each previous event since 1975. This book includes team prospects profiles of star players, a World Cup Cricket Quiz, Trivia and a complete programme for the 2003 event.
Hardbound, ill 184 pages, Rs.495/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Inside Edge Angus Fontaine covers the entire Ashes preview 2002.
Top Australian stories and preview including the World Cup 2003 from the Australian angle. A tribute to Warne, Gilchrist, Lehman & Waugh.
Paperback, ill. 129 pages, Rs.560/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Don Bradman Challenging the Myth Brett Hutchins
This fascinating book takes a very different look at Australia's most popular sporting hero, Sir Donald Bradman. Unlike the mostly reverent literature on 'The Don', this book explains how his iconic status was created and sustained, and what his popularity and heroism say about the meaning of Australian nationhood.
Hardbound, 216 pages, Rs.1600/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Bradmans of the Bush The legends and larrikins of Australian bush cricket Ken Piesse & Alf Wilson
- captures the irreverence and humour of Australian bush cricket, and celebrates the skills of the legions of dedicated players who were never lured to the city, and the early exploits of some who were like Bradman himself. From hilarious happenings to an all-time best Australian XI, there are tales here to delight and inform every cricket lover.
Paperback, 256 pages, Rs.1120/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Brightly Fades the Don J. H. Fingleton
- the author places the final laurels on the brow of the greatest batsman of the century, if not of all time; one as he says "with whom not even Dr Grace, not even Jack Hobbs, not even Victor Trumper, could compare as an amasser of runs and for his almost miraculous consistency." This is a book for the cricketing enthusiast, because it treats in a careful, proffessional and analytical manner the deeds and prowess of Sir Donald on his last great tour, and those of his men during a record-breaking one. A most unusual collection of pen-pictures by distinguished cricket lovers, including a British judge and a former Australian prime minister, adds to the charm of the narritive.
Hardbound, ill. 230 pages, Rs.1920/- | |
| Dec 2002 |
Cricket Masala by Mark Ray
the Hindi word means 'a blend of spices' is an evocative photographic documentary of the game at all levels and stages, from the Khyber Pass to Lord's, from youngsters joyfully swinging bats on the beaches of the suburbs continent to the Test matches in Melbourne and Mumbai.
Hardbound, ill. 143 pages, Rs.1500/- | |
| 29oct02 |
INDIAN CRICKET CONTROVERSIES by K. R. Wadhwaney
Controversies in Indian cricket from 1932, right through the CK,
Merchant and Gavaskar era, until it reached its height with Kapil and
Azhar, the observation are remarkable. Bound. illustrated, 390 page. Rs.500/- | |
| 21oct02 |
West Indies tour of India 2002-03 by Pradeep Vijayakar
Complete preview of West Indies tour of India includes Test clashes in text and statistics including ODI statistics by Charanpal Sobti and
Rajneesh
Gupta. Also articles by Dicky Rutnagur and Tom Alter plus
profiles. Paperback 112 pages. Rs.100/- | |
| 23sep02 |
The New Encyclopaedia of Golf: Malcolm Campbell. Bd. Rs.1800.00
Kap-tain of the Century Kapil Dev: Rahul Singhal. Pb.
Rs.195.00
Ultimate Football: Ivor Baddiel. Pb. 320.00
The Business of Winning A Manager’s Guide to Building a
Championship
Team at Work: Robert Evangelista. Pb.
Rs.295.00 | |
| 03sep02 |
A CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD The Indian History of a British
Sports
Ramchandra Guha A Corner of a Foreign Field seamlessly interweaves biography with history, the lives of famous or forgotten cricketers with wider processes of social change. C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book, but so too, in arresting and unexpected ways, do Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinah. The Indian careers of those great English cricketers Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine provide a window into the operations of Empire. The remarkable life of India’s first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, introduces the reader to the still-unfinished struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the destructive passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. A Corner of a Foreign Field is also a beautifully written meditation on the ramifications of sports in society at large. Bound, ill. 496 pages. Rs.495.00 | |
| 02sep02 |
The A-Z of Bradman by Alan Eason
Every fact you ever wanted to know about the Don and many you would
never have imagined.
Paperback, 336 pages. Rs.1480/- Test Cricket in Australia 1877-2002 - The Test Match
Archive
Compiled by Charles Davis (Numbered and autographed
copy)
The Test Match Archive is a reference volume of Test cricket for the
21st Century. Scorecards of every Test played in Australia up to 2002 are
included, enhanced wherever possible with the level of statistical detail
that has become normal or standard around the cricket world.
Hardbound. Rs.3300/- Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack
2002.
Game of Memories - A Cricket Anthology: A. Prasanna Kumar Jargonbusting Mastering the Art of Cricket: Simon Hughes | |
| 02sep02 PRIVATE FOR SALE |
FOR SALE : WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANACK 1900 to 2002
A good clean set of WISDEN CRICKETERS ALMANACK 1900 to 2002 (102
editions) are available, single owner some bound, some limp and very few
rebound. Commission and Shipping extra. The seller is looking
for Rs.5 lakh for the set, individuals, libraries, institutes interested
please contact us immediately. | |
| 01aug02 |
WISDEN CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK 2002 - Grame Wright
The cricket annual considered the bible for any hard-core cricket
enthusiasts with the usual features packed in between its covers. Also
separately is THE BEST 40 LEADING CRICKETERS OF THE WORLD. Which is given
free with every copy.
Hardback, illustrated. Rs.1915.00 Sachin The Story of the Worlds Greatest Batsmen by Gulu
Ezekiel.
Paperback, illustrated. Rs.250.00 Bradman’s Best by Roland Perry
Paperback, illustrated. Rs.385.00 The Picador Book of Cricket by Ramchandra Guha
Paperback, Rs.295.00 Glances at Perfection The story of Indian cricket techniques by
Rajan Bala
Paperback, Rs.175.00 Book Bargain
KAPIL DEV Triumph of the Spirit
Paperback, illustrated. Originally Rs.1800/-. Special price
Rs.400/-. | |
| 03aug02 |
Inside Edge Yearbook 2002.
Pb.
Achrekar Sir: Sanjeev Padhye. Pb. (in
Marathi) Sachin: Gulu Ezekiel.
Pb.
Sachin Tendulkar Masterful: Peter Murray & Ashish
Shukla
Glances at Perfection - The Story of India
cricket technique by Rajan Bala. Pb.
Cricket War Plus Shooting: K. R. Wadhwaney.
Pb.
The Romance of World Cup Cricket 1975-2003:
by K. R.
Wadhwaney. Pb.
Guts & Glory - The Bombay Cricket Story: Sandeep Bamzai.
Pb.
The Official Guide Book 2002 FIFA World
Cup Book Bargain
Botham My Autobiography - Ian Botham. Bd.
CD’s
India Australia 2001- The Greatest Test Series Ever:
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| 14jun02 |
THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL 2002 The preview to the 2002 World Cup Football at Korea and Japan with
the profiles of the all the players along with the statistics. Fully
illustrated in colour. Paperback Rs.150.00 GLANCES AT PERFECTION The story of Indian cricket
technique
Rajan Bala Ever since Ranji played the leg glance and Duleep the late cut,
Indian cricket technique has been known to have a character of its own.
Rajan Bala tells the story of the men and ideas that shaped this
character. Paperback 143 pages, Rs.175.00 COMING SHORTLY
SACHIN- The Story of the World Greatest Batsman
by Gulu Ezekiel He is a god in India and people believe luck shines in his hands...
It is beyond chaos - it is a frantic appeal by a nation to one man.
- Mathew Hayden on Sachin In the twelve years that he has been in the public eye, Sachin
Tendulkar has been explosive on the cricket field and just as reticent off
it. He was barely fifteen years old when he first wrote his name into the
record books with a stupendous 664-run partnership with his childhood
friend Vinod Kambli. Two year later, he struck his first century in
first-class cricket. At eighteen, he became the second youngest man to
make a hundred in international cricket, and after that there was no
looking back. Records tumbled by the wayside as he captivated audiences
first in his home city of Mumbai, then in the rest of India and all over
the cricket-playing world. Today, Sachin is widely accepted as the worldąs
finest batsman, with impeccable technique, an incredible array of strokes,
and maturity far beyond his years. His teammates and friends swear by him,
his fans worship him and there are few, if any, critics of his game or his
temperament. Ř
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Ř Paperback 400 pages, Rs.250.00 Official World Cup 2002 T-shirts rubber printing Cotton
Rs.395.00. Team Jerseys Acrylic Rs.250.00. | |
| 29may02 PRIVATE FOR SALE |
I am a keen connoisseur of cricket and have been compiling cricket records and statistics for the last 45 years. I have, besides a good collection of books on the game, a number of handwritten, typewritten and computerised records of world Test Cricket, One-day Internationals and first-class cricket in India ever since inception of the game. Bill Frindall of BBC and Wisden, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Victor Isaacs, Philip Bailey, and many others from England in this field are very well | |
| 29may02 |
Cricket War Plus Shooting: K. R. Wadhwaney
the recent and early controversies in cricket from players,
officials and
the authorities. A good account in cricket history Paperback. 102 pages. Rs.95.00 The Romance of World Cup Cricket 1975-2003
the history of cricket World Cups from inception to preview the
World Cup
to be held in South Africa. A good history and brief description of
the
matches. Paperback. 224 pages. Rs.150.00 | |
| 20may02 |
This is to advise that the Hindi edition of MCC LAWS OF CRICKET
Rs.50.00 is just released. This would be a good contribution to the
development of the
game among the Hindi speaking cricket fraternity specially the
umpires. The
translation is done by Charanpal Sobti a senior journalist for
cricket
literature in Hindi. Also released is a pictorial biography SACHIN TENDULKAR MASTERFUL by
Peter Murray and Ashish Shukla. Hardbound, large format. 168 pages fully
in colour. Rs.395.00. | |
| 25apr02 |
The Picador Book of Cricket: Ramchandra Guha from Arlott to
Wooldridge the
best of cricket literature. Paperback 476 pages. Rs.295.00 | |
| 27feb02 |
Limca Book of Records 2002
Vijay Ghose Do Indians think in superlatives? Do we dream more than others? Are
we more
ambitious, more anxious to win accolades? There is a measure of truth
in the
answers to all these queries as our experience over the last 13 years
with
Limca Book of Records shows. What is it that drives people to subject themselves to all kinds of
agony,
mental and physical, simply to make it to a book of records? We think
it is
the fame associated with a book of national stature. Most people feel
and
entry in LBR is a definite passport to a better life! And in many
cases that
has proved true. We also think it is a deep need to prove to ourselves that we are as
good as
anyone else in the world. That is why there are more Indians applying
for
world records than anyone else! But in all this what comes through is the grit and the determination
and the
will to excel. And that is the spirit of LBR. In every sphere, we know we can do it.
‘Yes,
we can! Is the magical password. This edition is more reader-friendly with shorter sections. Many of
the
chapter have almost 60% new records. The People of India chapter has
been
revived with updates. And there is a statistical review of the States
of
India, a sort of quick guide, a ready reckoner, to the most important
features. Bound, large format, 360 pages, fully illustrated in colour.
Rs.425.00 Other annual received
Manorama Yearbook 2002
Indian Cricket
2001
Wisden Cricketers Almanack Australia
2001-02 | |
| 22feb02 |
Soccer Skills and Tactics: Glen Moore. Bd. Rs.350.00
Manchester Unlimited The Rise and Rise of the World’s Premier
Football
Club: Mihir Bose. Bd. Rs.730.00
Complete Book of Butt and Legs: Kurt, Mike and Brett Brungardt. Pb. Rs.820.00
Complete Book of ABS: Kurt Brungardt. Pb. Rs.820.00 |
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South African Import Paperback. 213 pages. Illustrated in colour. Ł12.99 plus Ł1,00 UK p&p |
Hansie Cronjé has rocked a sports-loving nation and the cricket world
with his alleged involvement in match-fixing. These are some of the many questions being asked by the public, sports
players, sports administrators and even government officials. In the effort to come closer to the truth, author Deon Gouws presents firsthand knowledge, drawn from exclusive interviews with those who know Cronjé, and investigates the relationship between Hansie's performances on the pitch ... and the phone calls that preceded them. . & AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. ? brings the reader fascinating and thought-provoking insight into the public world of cricket and the personal tragedy of Hansie Cronjé. |
INDIAN IMPORT - . Pb. Ł10.99 plus Ł1.00 UK p&p |
THE FIRST IN-DEPTH ACCOUNT OF THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE WORLD'S TOP CRICKETERS AND BOOKMAKERS The day the Delhi Police went to press with allegations of match-fixing against the captain of the South African cricket team1 Hansie Cronje, the cricketing world went into a tailspin from which it is unlikely to recover for a while. Cronje's subsequent admission that he had accepted money from a bookmaker came as a shock to all those who had looked up to him both as an outstanding player and as a man of unquestionable integrity who put the game and his country before all else. However, the recent outrage is only the latest in an ever-increasing number of incidents involving the world's top cricketers. Five years earlier, Australian cricketers Mark Waugh and Shane Warne were fined by the Australian Cricket Board for accepting money in exchange for pitch- and weather-related information. Halfway across the world, Rashid Latif in Pakistan and Manoj Prabhakar in India lashed out at what they called an organized mafia that controlled the game in the subcontinent with the help of leading players from both countries. Fired by a chance encounter with a bookie in the Caribbean, top Indian cricket writer, Pradeep Magazine, who has covered the game in every part of the world, set himself the task of finding out exactly how the shadowy world of betting and match-fixing worked. He interviewed players, journalists, cricketing officials, and even posed as an informer for a bookmaker for a while. What emerged in the course of his inquiry was a story of divided loyalties and carefully camouflaged half-truths, of players who actively participated in match-fixing and others who colluded with them. The malaise was more widespread than he had suspected, and he predicts in this book that the Cronje incident will be the first of many to dent the increasingly battered image of international cricket. In recent years, the Indian subcontinent has emerged as perhaps the most lucrative arena in whkh world cricket is played, not least because of the enormous sums wagered on the outcome of very match. Going deep into the shadowy world of Indian bookmakers, Magazine shows how the money trail snakes its way into every part of the game in the subcontinent and thence to the world. Wide ranging in scope and meticulously researched and argued, Not Quite Cricket is essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of cricket; |
Indian Import Bd. Ł13.99 + Ł1.00 UK p&p |
Match-Fixing : The Enemy Within: G. Rajaraman. This book casts a glance at each of the cricketers who has been banned, suspended or fined by Cricket Boards across the world, reflecting especially on Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja. Above all, it attempts to go beyond the cricketers and look at the administrators who shut their eyes to the reality of match-fixing in the wild hope that it would go away and not become the monster that shook cricket at its very roots in the year 2000. It also asks questions that have remained unanswered despite months of investigation. |
OTHER INDIAN TITLES - TO SPECIAL ORDER ONLY
BAT & PAD . Writing on Australian CRICKET 1804-2001: Philip Derriman & Mullins.
"& ..AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH?" Deon Gouws brings the reader fascinating and thought-provoking insight into the public world of cricket & personal tragedy of Hansie Cronje. Paperback. 213 pages. illustrated in colour. Special price Rs.375.00
NEVER SATISFIED - DIARY OF A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR:
Steve WaughCRICKET. S GREATEST SCANDALS : Ken Piesse
In BRADMAN. S BEST, by Roland Perry, Sir Donald Bradman reveals his Dream Team, selected from all nations since the first Test played in 1877. In exclusive interviews and correspondence with his biographer, Roland Perry, Bradman shares his thoughts on the world. s best cricketers, his greatest ever team and why he chose its illustrious members. Bound. 430 pages. Rs.715.00
INSIDE EDGE: YEARBOOK 2000-01: Rs.600; BRADMAN A TRIBUTE: Rs.500
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