The Extraordinary Book of Australian Cricket offers a feast of behind-the-scenes tales, curiosities and trivia for cricket loves of all ages and levels. In this rich collection are quotable quotes, famous pranks, amazing-but-true scorecards, great triumphs and embarrassing blunders.

Here you'll find bet-settling facts and anecdotes that will amuse, inform and fascinate – from Tests, one-dayers and the Saturday afternoon local derby. This encyclopaedia of cricket trivia includes: The five most remarkable balls ever bowled; The man who took eleven wickets in an innings; Shane Warne's top ten cricketers; Fifty runs from one ball; Memoires of 'Nugget' Miller; The man who dared sledge Don Bradman; A century with running; Victor Trumper's six-minute fifty; The ultimate batting bunnies, and much more.

Cricket buff, collector and much-published author Ken Piesse has assembled a truly extraordinary book of facts and figures, tall stories and true that will delight all Australian cricket lovers. Cricket icon Bobby Simpson, who wrote the foreword, is among more than a dozen former Test players to contribute.