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by Bob Woolmer (Author), Tim Noakes (Author), Helen Moffett (Contributor)
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  • Hardcover: 650 pages
  • Publisher: New Holland Publishers Ltd (25 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 184773314X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847733146
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 20.4 x 5.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,729 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The most important book about cricket in 25 years, 3 Feb 2009
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"The most important book about cricket in 25 years": can it really be this good?
Yes, yes, yes.
What Woolmer has done is to take cricket and completely rethink it, using all sorts of fields: psychology (visualising techniques), physics (reverse swing), historical analysis (comparing Ian Botham's tips on batting in 1980 with the Reverend James Pycroft's in 1851), statistics (there's no advantage in winning the toss in a one day match!) and fusing them altogether with experience of being at the top of international sport.
He's got view on everything, from which ball of an over one should play a premeditated shot in a ODI (the 1st or the 6th), which guard you should take (leg stump ahead of middle or middle and leg), to how to bowl an over in a 'set' so as to trap the batsman at the end.
I would say every ten pages, he comes up with something utterly new and original, on all sorts of fields: from why Bradman averaged 40 runs more than anyone else, to why McGrath had Atherton's number, to how you should bowl at someone when they are completely set and don't look like getting out.
He's continually illuminating, continually original, and frequently goes against the grain of 'orthodox' cricket coaching (e.g. you shouldn't worry about taking the bat directly back in the backlift: top players tend to take it back towards 2nd slip...the bottom hand is more significant than the top hand in batting... don't put your foot to the pitch of the ball...)
Clearly, this is most a book for people who are seriously interested in cricket, but it's just a brilliant example of someone taking a subject and completely rethinking it. Almost every facet of the game is something he's considered, practised and now written up for everyone to read (presumably dictating to the authors).
It's an absolute classic, ideal for dipping into, as it's written in small chunks.
A perfect gift for a cricket lover, or a real treat if you actually play.
It may look imposing at 700 pages, but it's simply brilliant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars woolmer for king!, 4 Nov 2008
This book deals with aspects of the game not dealt with elsewhere -
This is a must-have book for any keen cricketer
Difficult techniques are very well explained with very good diagrams
No coach should be without it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Woolmer badly let down by editor and publisher, 1 Jun 2009
A golden rule of batting is "go forward or back" ... don't get caught on the crease. This book is caught between being a manual for juniors (e.g. how to play the pull shot) and advanced insights for the experienced club cricketer or aspiring pro. There are many basic guides to cricket. What makes Woolmer valuable is the lessons he learnt at the top, as a professional, Test-level coach.

Woolmer died at some point in the book-writing process. What was needed was a clear editorial policy to focus on what would make this book unique - Woolmer's advanced insights. But the publisher was too timid to take a stand. The result is a 654-page mish-mash that is physically too heavy to hold and serves neither junior nor experienced cricketer adequately.

There is also an editorial hideous-ness that runs through the book: a paragraph will start talking about Woolmer in the third person (written by an editor) and then run on into Woolmer's own text. Just plain ugly. A simple visual device could let the reader know who is speaking. Again, poor editing and poor publishing oversight. -AG, weekend cricketer, author: Future Savvy: Identifying Trends to Make Better Decisions, Manage Uncertainty, and Profit from Change
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