03383oam 2200709I 450 991078614200332120230607231405.01-136-33903-50-203-04561-01-283-96948-31-136-33896-910.4324/9780203045619 (CKB)2670000000331037(EBL)1112512(OCoLC)829461760(SSID)ssj0000905713(PQKBManifestationID)11448420(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000905713(PQKBWorkID)10926934(PQKB)11496145(MiAaPQ)EBC1112512(Au-PeEL)EBL1112512(CaPaEBR)ebr10649103(CaONFJC)MIL428198(OCoLC)827235436(OCoLC)1199302038(FINmELB)ELB137064(EXLCZ)99267000000033103720180331d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRain stops play cricketing climates /Andrew Hignell ; foreword by John Kettly ; introduction by Christopher Martin-JenkinsLondon ;Portland, Or. :Frank Cass,2002.1 online resource (267 p.)Sport in the global society,1368-9789Sport in the global society,1368-9789Description based upon print version of record.0-7146-8186-5 0-7146-5173-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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, 1901-19516. 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; IndexA geographical history of cricket in England and Wales in a global context.Sport in the Global SocietyCricketRegional disparitiesCricketPolitical aspectsCricketCross-cultural studiesCricketRegional disparities.CricketPolitical aspects.Cricket796.358Hignell Andrew.1492707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786142003321Rain stops play3715353UNINA