Talking Balls

Author:

By Andrew Delahunty

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Hardback

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General Sport, Sports Terminology

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Further Details

• Published: 23rd Nov 2006
• ISBN: 0304368180
• Pages: 224
• Size: 198mm x 129mm

From the Publisher:

In cricket, what is a batsman up to when he farms the strike, plays an agricultural shot, or does a bit of gardening? What is a double bagel in tennis? Or the yips in golf? What is the B of the Bang? And Row Z? And where on earth do the words deuce, dormie, and doosra come from?

TALKING BALLS explains the meaning and origin of hundreds of terms and phrases currently used by those who practice sport as well as those who write about it. The core of the book will be the language used by commentators, journalists, players, managers/coaches, etc. to talk about a sport - often using terms that lie outside the 'official' lexicon of the sport (where some of the most fanciful, creative and amusing usages can be found). TALKING BALLS not only shows how sport shapes our language, but also allows sports buffs to look at the games that they love from a humorous and intriguing angle.