The Alternative Cricket Almanack 2011 is a collection of witty and
incisive articles from a group of unheralded, passionate writers.
This book is a fantastic read for cricket fans, and proceeds go to
an equally brilliant cause for cricket fans. Cricket coverage is
terrible these days, with overpaid, under-qualified commentators
spoon-feeding us their sterilized non-opinions. We have decided to
take a stand. Rather than boring you to death with turgid prose, we
have written this book in order to entertain you. There are
hilarious anecdotes to go with brutally honest analysis of the
current game. Proceeds will go towards a scholarship for promising
cricketers in Afghanistan, via the Afghan Youth Cricket Support
Organisation. Cricket is as potent a sport as any in terms of
bringing people together, and Afghanistan is in need of an
ambassador who can be a spearhead in this context. There is ample
talent out there, just waiting to be discovered and nurtured - with
your help, we can achieve something incredible. If we are able to
discover a diamond in the rough, a Murali, a Tendulkar, maybe even
the next Dilhara Fernando...it will make a huge difference - any
success for Afghan cricket has the potential to inspire Afghanistan
as a nation. We certainly pull no punches when it comes to
criticising everyone from commentators, to overpaid board members
to umpires, although we do reserve praise for our 'Alternative Team
of the Year' and 'Players to Watch for in 2011'. On VVS Laxman:
"Laxman remains the most attractive man in the Indian side, despite
having the appearance of a pharmacist in 1970's Mumbai." From
'Diary of a Cricket Widow' "I also don't see why he is so obsessed
with Shahid Afridi. We both have similarly luscious hair, although
I do concede that I never get promotions at work for sucking at
life and bending the laws. My partner is not even Pakistani
himself, yet he watches YouTube videos of Afridi's Head &
Shoulders adverts. Confusingly, sometimes I find him posing in
front of the bathroom mirror, stroking his ever-growing bald patch
and pouting: "Because I'm worth it, yaar." I daren't ask. " Our
book also includes pieces such as... - Don Bradman coming back from
the dead as a zombie - A Day in the life of the Pakistan captain -
Why Girls Can't Throw - An Homage to Tendulkar - Why Fast Bowlers
Don't Eat Ice Cream - An Alternative Perspective on Women's Cricket
This is an altogether unique take on cricket, written by fans with
a passion for the game. You will laugh out loud at our visceral,
often black humour, and you will raise eyebrows at our
unapologetically honest take on the cricket world.
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