Jargonbusting : The Analyst's Guide to Test Cricket

Hughes, Simon

ISBN 10: 0752219464 / ISBN 13: 9780752219462

Published by Channel 4 Books / Macmillan, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jargonbusting : The Analyst's Guide to Test Cricket
• Publisher: Channel 4 Books / Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752219464
• ISBN 13: 9780752219462
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1777466915.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46471091
• Signed: 4/29/2026 12:48:35 PM
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

As Channel 4's analyst, cricketer turned author, Simon Hughes punctuates the action using technology to explain the nuances of the game and offer revealing insights into how the players think and act. Using snapshots from Channel 4's coverage, he has captured and magnified those fleeting television moments in Jargonbusting: The Analyst's Guide to Test Cricket.

About the Author

Simon Hughes's cricketing career began at Middlesex in 1980 where he remained for 12 seasons until completing his playing days with Durham. He won four county championship medals and five one-day trophies, taking over 750 wickets. He moved into the commentary box for the BBC between 1996 and 1999 while also pursuing writting interests. He won the 1997 William Hill Sports Book of the year award for A Lot of Hard Yakka, and currently writes a column for the Daily Telegraph.