About the Author

Chris Hawkes played professional cricket for Leicestershire CCC, as well as sampling club cricket around the world, before moving into publishing. He was editor of the bestselling Cricketer's Who's Who annual for a number of years and has gone on to write a number of books on cricket and other sporting topics, including, for Carlton, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Guide,The Complete Encyclopedia of Golf, 1001 Sporting Records and World Twenty20 Annual 2009. He is also in demand as a sporting analyst on both radio and television. He lives in London.