It's a while since I read it but I've just flicked through a few pages

It's a gently humorous book about playing cricket at the level most people do, club or village cricket, with anecdotes and pen pictures of the sort of people you meet eg different kinds of bowlers, umpires and so on. In tone probably similar to the other one but without the globe-trotting. I must have found it reasonably entertaining as I have a couple more books by that author.

Posted By: watfordcanary on December 1st 2012 at 15:04:36

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Morning! I have to get my brother a book as part of his Xmas pressie. Any suggestions? (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 07:54:02
- Cricket AND Quirky, you say? (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Dec 1, 10:44:56
  - secondeded^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 1, 11:12:21
- Get him one of these... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 1, 10:04:22
  - It's lovely but wouldn't be be his cup if tea! Publikation however sounds perfect for (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 10:21:05
    - One out of three I'll take that - here's the cover shot... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Dec 1, 10:48:02
- Lost Cosmonaut - fits firmly into the quirky category (General Chat) - romayellow, Dec 1, 09:46:26
- Just reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. It's so good I dread reaching the end. (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Dec 1, 09:04:38
  - Bring Up the Bodies is also excellent (General Chat) - Old Man, Dec 1, 09:12:05
    - I was going to suggest both them. I hent read them yet, but since they both win the Booker (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 09:40:10
      - Apart from by Susan Bassnett. What's her beef?! (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 10:27:09
        
        I've never read a book with such cinematical characterization, and done so economically (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Dec 1, 13:16:29
        
        i'm just starting out into thissun... (General Chat) - Tombs, Dec 1, 11:19:32
- the secret footballer is good. Soccernomics is OK (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Dec 1, 08:23:06
- Widely considered the best cricket book ever written... (General Chat) - norway, Dec 1, 08:06:33
  - I think he'd love that. Thanks! What about the one they linked with it 'Rain Men: Madness (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 08:16:47
    - It's a while since I read it but I've just flicked through a few pages (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Dec 1, 15:04:36
    - Sorry, no idea! (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Dec 1, 12:06:06
- Get him one of those Footy prints off of Tommy Sauce (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Dec 1, 08:00:18
  - Oo now there's a plan! Shame I didn't think that last week when someone (was it you?) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Dec 1, 08:12:02

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