The Best West Indies Cricket Books

West Indies Cricket books are a great way for fans to gain a better insight into the game and the mind set of some of the legendary players.

So whether you are a professional cricketer, an amateur or just a fan you’ll probably find these cricket books to be a fun and enlightening addition to your library.

Explore this section and you’ll find various West Indies Cricket books, which deal with the games history and players perspective...

CaughtIn Action: Twenty Years of West Indies Cricket Photography
By: Gordon Brooks
Published 2003

West Indies cricket has never before been represented and show cased asit has been in this book, which will surely become acollectors piece.

Gordon Brooks has been the leading photographer of West Indies cricketfor over twenty years and this West Indies Cricket book beautifully features the very best of his work, most of which has never been published before. learnmore about Caught In Action 20 Years of West Indies Cricket Photography!

TheGlory Days: 25 Great West Indian Cricketers
By: Tony King & Peter Laurie
Published 2003

This book celebrates the stars of West Indies cricket. Batsmen likeHeadley, Walcott, Weekes, Worrell, Sobers, Richards and Lara; andbowlers like Hall, Gibbs, Roberts, Holding, Marshall, Ambrose andWalsh. 

There are profiles, career highlights andstatistics of the 25 greatest West Indies cricketers, accompanied by loads of superb photos. for more on this book review click here

AHistory of West Indies Cricket
By: Michael Manley
Published 1987

This book offers West Indian fans and all cricket enthusiast thecomplete story of West Indies in Test and International cricket. Thiscomprehensive West Indies Cricket book runs from the first tour of England in 1906 and theofficial Test matches in 1928, to the first test series won abroad in1950, and through to 2000.

At the same time the author Michael Manley who serve as Prime Ministerof Jamaica from 1972-1980, recalls his own enthusiasm for the game,kindleed at the age of ten when he watched George Headley make 270 notout against the English tourist in 1934-5, and the devastating fastbowling of Martindale and Constantine... read more about this fascinating cricket book!

ANation Imagine: 75 Years of Windies Test Cricket
By: Professor Hillary Beckles
Published 2003

The publication of A Nation Imagined falls squarely within the WestIndies Cricket Board’s celebrations of 75 years of WestIndies’ entry into Test cricket. 

Produced under the theme “75 Years ofWindies Test Cricket: Uniting the Region, Exciting theWorld”, this commemorative book is a treasure trove of facts and anecdotes and a must have for every cricket lover. Learn more about A Nation Imagine: 75 Years of West Indies Test Cricket!

TheWisden: History of The Cricket World Cup
By: Tony Cozier (Editor)
Published 2007

The West Indies hosted the ninth Cricket World Cup in April of 2007.Each of the previous eight world cups were comprehensively cover byWisden. This book mixes original Wisden reports with new materialprovided by some of the worlds leading cricket writers, to produce afantastic book The Wisden History of Cricket World Cup.

This book is edited by Tony Cozier the renowned  and respectedWest Indian cricket commentator and journalist. The foreword is byClive Lloyd the former West Indies captain and the first captain tolift the cricket word cup in 1975 when West Indies won the inaugural tournament... read more about this fascinating cricket book!

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