Lavish in presentation, compelling in style and comprehensive in breadth, the Cheltenham & Gloucester Cricket Year 2004 features reports from professional cricketers and commentators around the world. Topics include the winter tours to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, the npower Test against New Zealand, and the NatWest series. Aggers also writes on topical cricketing stories, ranging from Steve Waugh’s resignation early in the season to the continuing controversy about politics and cricket. It features every international series taking place this year to the end of the English season in the autumn. Much of the book focuses on English cricket, and fact files are provided for all the County Cricket clubs, while photographs bring the highlights of the season to life. The Cheltenham & Gloucester Cricket Year is essential reading for all cricket enthusiasts.