Dean Jones’ Cricket Tips

(the things they don’t teach you at the Academy)
Dean Jones (illus. John Spooner)

‘An easy-to-read, interesting, and thought-provoking glance at how some of cricket’s biggest names went about getting to be as good as they were.’—Daily Examiner‘A collection of insights from a galaxy of latter-day stars, all of whom gave generously, amounting to the sort of wisdom and lore players once became steeped in while sitting around with revered senior teammates after stumps.’—Greg Baum, The Age‘An important addition to any cricketer's store of “how-to” books … Jones really does reveal himself as a very good teacher.’—Inside Sport‘Short and succinct, with wonderful illustrations from journalist John Spooner, it pens serious thoughts in a comic book appearance, far from a monotonous monologue that most coaching manuals tend to resemble.’—The Asian Age‘Bright and accessible … a lively and sometimes diverting read … with engaging illustrations.’—The Cricketer

Advice from the greats! Here in one place is a collection of cricket tips covering batting, bowling, fielding, wicket-keeping, strategy, mindset, tactics, fitness, and diet. All accompanied by brilliant illustrations by award-winning cartoonist John Spooner.

With contributions from former Australian and international superstars, such as Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Kevin Pietersen, Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, and Waqar Younis.

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Format:Paperback

Size: 175mm × 200mm

Extent:96pp

ISBN (13):9781925321838

RRP:$24.99

Pub date:15 Nov 2016

Rights Held: World

Rights Sold: India (Westland)

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Dean Jones

Dean Jones played 52 Tests for Australia between 1984 and 1992, scoring 3,631 runs at an average of 46.55, and making 11 centuries. He also played in 164 one-day internationals for Australia between 1984 and 1994, scoring 6,068 runs at an average of 44.61, including seven centuries.All up, he played 245 first-class matches, scoring 19,188 runs at an average of 51.85, including 55 centuries.Dean Jones was a pivotal member of some of Australia’s greatest cricket teams, including the 1987 World Cup-winning team, and the 1989 Ashes-winning team. His 210 in stifling heat at Chennai in 1986 is regarded as one of the best innings ever played, and through the early 1990s he was widely regarded as the best one-day batsman in the world.He is one of Victoria’s greatest-ever cricketers, and captained the state. He is currently the coach of Islamabad United in the Pakistan T20 league, and commentates on cricket for Star Sports in India and for Macquarie Radio Network in Australia, and writes for Fairfax in Melbourne and Sydney.

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John Spooner

John Spooner is a multiple Walkley Award-winning artist, formerly at The Age and the Fairfax group. In 2002 he won the Graham Perkin award as the Australian Journalist of the Year. He currently works as a freelancer in Melbourne.

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