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UNINA9910462582003321 |
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Hignell Andrew |
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Titolo |
Rain stops play : cricketing climates / / Andrew Hignell ; foreword by John Kettly ; introduction by Christopher Martin-Jenkins |
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London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2002 |
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0-203-04561-0 |
1-283-96948-3 |
1-136-33896-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Collana |
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Sport in the global society, , 1368-9789 |
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Soggetti |
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Cricket - Regional disparities |
Cricket - Political aspects |
Cricket |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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