{"product_id":"9781409071747","title":"Ask Bearders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat is the highest number of runs a player has scored in Test matches without ever being dismissed?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDid P. G. Wodehouse name Bertie Wooster's valet, Jeeves, after a county cricketer?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy is Ashley Giles known as the 'King of Spain'?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho scored the 1,000th century in Test cricket?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knew and loved, cricket quite like Bill Frindall - his passion and his encyclopaedic knowledge of the game was evident as soon as he took over scoring for Test Match Special in 1966, a post he held until his death in 2009. In 2001, he began offering his cricket expertise through a column on the Test Match Special website, 'Ask Bearders'. Fans would write in with the most difficult and arcane questions possible, hoping to 'Stump the Bearded Wonder'. They never did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsk Bearders\u003c\/i\u003e collects the best of the Q\u0026amp;As from Bill's popular column, offering cricket fans a one-stop compendium of the most challenging bits of history and statistics the game has to offer. It is a unique testament to the perfection Bill sought in his study of the game, and an essential book for any serious cricket fan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140668342512,"sku":"9781409071747","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409071747_p0.jpg?v=1763722030","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409071747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}