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David Mitchell's connection with cricket began when his grandad
took him to Bradford in 1961 to watch Yorkshire play the
Australians. It was the start of a lifelong passion for the game.
Many hours were devoted to helping in the scorebox, playing Owzthat
and listening to Test Match Special. `From Snicket to Wicket' is a
personal, nostalgic and whimsical view of a game once played by
white-clad players with a red ball. Now it is the opposite.
'The funniest writer ever to put words to paper' HUGH LAURIE
_____________________________________________ From his early days
Wodehouse adored cricket and references to the game run like a
golden thread though his writings. He not only wrote about this
glorious British pastime, but also played it well, appearing six
times at Lords, where his first captain was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Illustrated with wonderful drawings and contemporary score-sheets,
Wodehouse at the Wicket is the first ever compendium of Wodehouse's
writings on cricket. Edited by cricket historian Murray Hedgcock,
this delightful book also contains fascinating facts about
Wodehouse's cricketing career and how it is reflected in his work.
The perfect gift for Wodehouse readers and fans of all things
cricket. _____________________________________ 'You don't analyse
such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour'
STEPHEN FRY 'Immersed in a P.G. Wodehouse book, it's possible to
keep the real world at bay and live in a far, far nicer, funnier
one where happy endings are the order of the day' MARIAN KEYES 'The
greatest comic writer ever' DOUGLAS ADAMS 'P.G. Wodehouse should be
prescribed to treat depression. Cheaper, more effective than valium
and far, far more addictive' OLIVIA WILLIAMS
Slipless in Settle is a sentimental journey around club cricket in
the north of England, a world far removed from the cliched
lengthening-shadows-on-the-village-green image of the summer game.
This is hardcore cricket played in former pit villages and mill
towns. Winner of the 2011 MCC Cricket Book of the Year, it is about
the little clubs that have, down the years, produced some of the
greatest players Britain has ever seen, and at one time spent a
fortune on importing the biggest names in the international game to
boost their battle for local supremacy. Slipless in Settle is a
warm, affectionate and outrageously funny sporting odyssey in which
Andrew Flintoff and Learie Constantine rub shoulders with
Asbo-tag-wearing all-rounders, there's hot-pot pie and mushy peas
at the tea bar, two types of mild in the clubhouse, and a batsman
is banned for a month for wearing a fireman's helmet when going out
to face Joel Garner . . .
The Ashes may be the longest and fiercest sporting soap opera the
world has known. The anticipation is always intense, expectations
are high and, for England fans, disappointment is almost
inevitable, as we usually lose. But it's a drug we can never kick.
How have we got into this state? Can we ever break free? Marcus
Berkmann knows he can't and has stopped even trying. ASHES TO ASHES
is the first emotional history of the contest, shamelessly
eschewing balance and objectivity to give the punter's view of
every series since 1972. This new edition updates the tale to the
victorious 2009 series, while remaining brutally realistic about
our chances in 2010 and beyond . . .
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