Outside Edge

An Eclectic Collection of Cricketing Facts, Feats & Figures

Marc Dawson

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781909178915
• Year: 2013

Which first-class cricket team contained two players who would later be murdered? Who was the Australian-born Test cricketer who became a cage fighter? Which former England all-rounder set a world record for eating the most peas with a cocktail stick? Which pair of brothers share the most century partnerships in Test match cricket, and who was the bowler who took Test wickets with consecutive balls, seven years apart? The answers to all these teasers can be found in this irresistible, addictive, and routinely astonishing collection of cricketing facts, feats, and figures. Opening the door on areas such as cricket and politics, cricket and music, cricket and films, royalty, and cuisine, the book transcends cricketing trivia. Outside Edge amounts to a wholly original compendium of the most unusual stories from across the whole breadth of the global game's rich history and culture. Featuring a foreword by Australian Test legend Geoff Lawson.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Series Titles
• Copyright
• Foreword by Geoff Lawson
• 1 - Wielding the Willow: Test match triple-century followed by a duck
• 2 - Cricket on Stage and Screen: Cricket-themed horror film wins major award
• 3 - Royalty and Religion: Queen Victoria’s son plays first-class cricket with W.G. Grace
• 4 - Twenty20 Tidbits: Fifty-five runs off an over
• 5 - Family History: Identical twins take a five-for in same innings
• 6 - A Team Effort: Victory target achieved in a Test without facing a ball
• 7 - Cricket and Other Sports: Footballer invents new cricket bat
• 8 - The Name Game: First-class cricketer named Sachin Baby in honour of the “Little Master”
• 9 - The Fast and the Slow: The bowler with three first-class wickets and a career average of 0.00
• 10 - From Pitch to Parliament: MP takes wicket at Lord’s
• 11 - All Creatures Great and Small: Cricket match interrupted by a horse
• 12 - Captains Courageous: Test captain banned from Test ground
• 13 - Cricket Records and Cricket Hits: Chris Gayle goes ‘Gangnam Style’
• 14 - Crime and Punishment: Umpire kills teenage spectator
• 15 - Stumpers and Thumpers: Wicketkeeper retires after scoring century on county debut
• 16 - Medical Matters: Sick side unable to field a team in one-day international
• 17 - Food and Drink: A red apple bowled in first-class match
• 18 - Number Crunching: Consecutive scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in an innings
• 19 - Cars, Boats, Planes and Trains: Cricket team prepares for crash landing
• 20 - Extras: Cricket on Christmas Day
• Credits