Each title in the Great Sporting Events series gives a fascinating insight into the great sporting events that thrill sports stars and fans alike.

A must-read for all cricket fans, Great Sporting Events: Cricket looks at the top cricket competitions in the world and describes the history behind them, notable events and the personalities that helped to shape the sport.

This book is part of a book series called Great Sporting Events .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Clive Gifford is a writer and editor of many bestselling quiz books.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Batting and bowling
• 2: First class cricket
• 3: The County Championship
• 4: The Sheffield Shield and SuperSport series
• 5: One day internationals
• 6: The Cricket World Cup
• 7: The Twenty20 World Cup
• 8: The Indian Premier League
• 9: Test match cricket
• 10: The Ashes
• 11: Great players and teams
• 12: Women's cricket
• 13: Timeline and winner tables
• 14: Glossary and further info
• 15: Index