10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE WINDIES»
Discover the use of
the Windies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Windies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Windies' City: Chicago's Historical Hidden Treasures
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Greg Borzo, Suzanne Haynes, Bernard Turner, 2006
CARIBBEAN BEAT dian style cricket: aggressive batsmanship, fast bowling, and
brilliant, gymnastic fielding. In contrast, the English look sluggish. In four hours
the Windies amass a staggering 313 runs, to which England can only reply with a
...
3
Cricket and
the Law:
The Man in White is Always Right
The Windies' management raised the issue again during the tea break but were
told that nothing could be done. 9 Here the point of dispute was not whether Lara
had dislodged the bail. The issue was whether he had done so 'in setting off for ...
4
Cricket: 99.94 Tips to Improve Your Game: 99.94 Tips to ...
We knew we could beat the Windies. The big day arrived under the cover of
threatening skies. As I pressed the wicket for a photo with Clive Lloyd, I couldn't
help but notice the size of his hands. He could fit my two hands in one of his!
Ken Davis, Neil Buszard, 2011
Tugga won the toss and went against the norm by sending the Windies in. I struck
it lucky in my first over when I trapped Daren Ganga LBW. Then in my fifth over I
got rid of Ramnaresh Sarwan, caught by Michael Slater in the covers. But all the ...
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Eleven:
The Greatest Eleven of
the 20th Century
At lunch the Windies were 6/120! It was exciting, wham-bam cricket, but hardly
the stuff to beat the Australians on their home turf. It might come off once, as
indeed it did in Perth, the Windies getting 585, Roy Fredericks scoring a blazing 1
69.
I, of course, like Dad, was patriotically watching the opening match as an
England supporter, but as the first test developed, I remember being blown away
by the thrilling and flamboyant way in which the Windies played their cricket. It
was like ...
However, themoment of realisation that something newwas happening didn't
come through untilthefourth Test of the Windies series. Sunil Gavaskar, inhis
firstfull charge ascaptain, blazed away toa double century (205) in theopening
Test ...
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The Year of
the Balls 2008: A Disrespective
We know that he doesn't want to captain the Windies: he quit that job to
concentrate on his batting. This has worked out quite nicely for him. With Gayle
injured, Sarwan not available and Frank Worrell dead, surely Shiv would have
said, look, ...
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The Sunil Gavaskar Omnibus
WithDilip's constant encouragement, Eknath. who was playinghis first Test
abroad, puthis head down andthepair slowly woreout the Windies' attack
Theyadded 137runs,a new record for thesixth wicket,and batted up to thethird
day before ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE WINDIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
the Windies is used in the context of the following news items.
Experience crucial to West Indies fortunes, says Denesh Ramdin
The Windies face their old foes starting here on Monday, attempting to reverse a trend that has seen them win just two Tests in 27 outings over the last 15 years, ... «Oneindia, Apr 15»
Women's World Twenty20 2014: England lose opener to Windies
England lost their first game of the Women's World Twenty20 as West Indies won by ... The Windies looked set for a big total after Stafanie Taylor (56) and Kycia ... «BBC Sport, Mar 14»
White Ferns sweep Windies
The Windies never really got going in their chase and were bowled out for 114. ... medium-pacer producing the best figures for a White Fern against the Windies. «3News NZ, Feb 14»
Tight bowling fires Australia to win over Windies
Defending 8 for 204, Australia dismissed the hosts for just 140 at the Arnos Vale Cricket Ground after a calamitous batting collapse by the Windies to take a 1-0 ... «ABC Online, Mar 12»
