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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462582003321

Autore

Hignell Andrew

Titolo

Rain stops play : cricketing climates / / Andrew Hignell ; foreword by John Kettly ; introduction by Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2002

ISBN

0-203-04561-0

1-283-96948-3

1-136-33896-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Collana

Sport in the global society, , 1368-9789

Disciplina

796.358

Soggetti

Cricket - Regional disparities

Cricket - Political aspects

Cricket

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; RAIN STOPS PLAY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Diagrams; List of Tables; Foreword by John Kettley; Introduction by Christopher Martin-Jenkins; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Need for a Geography of Cricket; 1. The Geographical Boundaries of Cricket; 2. The Growth of English Cricket: A Development Stage Model; 3. The Diffusion of Cricket: A Geographical Explanation; 4. A Locational Analysis of the County Grounds of England and Wales; 5. Locational Changes to County Cricket, 1901-1951

6. The Location of County Cricket in the Commercial Age, 1951-19917. Rain Stops Play: A Meteorological Analysis; 8. The Raining County Champions; 9. Sunspot Activity and Golden Summers; 10. Cricket in the Cities: A Microclimatic View; 11. Global Warnings and Global Warming; 12. Greenhouse Cricket: The English Game in a Warmer World; 13. Redrawing the Boundaries; 14. Epilogue: The Future Geography of English Cricket; Notes; Appendix 1: Grounds in the United Kingdom used for First-Class and Limited Overs Games since 1801; Appendix 2: Counties of England, Scotland and Wales, pre-1974; Index



Sommario/riassunto

A geographical history of cricket in England and Wales in a global context.