Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Reihe: Sport in the Global Society
Cricketing Climates
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 570 g
Reihe: Sport in the Global Society
ISBN: 978-0-7146-5173-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction - the need for a geography of cricket; the geographical boundaries of cricket; the growth of English cricket - a development stage model; the diffusion of cricket - a geographical explanation; a locational analysis of the county grounds of England and Wales; locational changes to county cricket, 1901-1951; the location of county cricket in the commercial age, 1951-1991; rain stops play - a meteorological analysis; the raining county champions; sunspot activity and golden summers; cricket in the cities - a microclimatic view; global warnings and global warming; greenhouse cricket - the English game in a warmer world; redrawing the boundaries; epilogue - the future geography of English cricket.