Rain stops play : cricketing climates / / Andrew Hignell ; foreword by John Kettly ; introduction by Christopher Martin-Jenkins
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| Autore: |
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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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 796.358 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cricket - Regional disparities |
| Cricket - Political aspects | |
| Cricket | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rain stops play |
| ISBN: | 0-203-04561-0 |
| 1-283-96948-3 | |
| 1-136-33896-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910462582003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Sport in the Global Society