The Random History of Cricket
Silly Mid-offs & Silly Mid-ons
Author: Aubrey Day, Justyn Barnes and Tony Husband Series: The Random History series
A quirky, revisionist look at cricket history, at home and abroad, over the past 130 years with specially commissioned cartoons by Private Eye 's Tony Husband.
A quirky, revisionist look at cricket history, at home and abroad, over the past 130 years with specially commissioned cartoons by Private Eye's Tony Husband.
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A quirky, revisionist look at cricket history, at home and abroad, over the past 130 years with specially commissioned cartoons by Private Eye 's Tony Husband.
A quirky, revisionist look at cricket history, at home and abroad, over the past 130 years with specially commissioned cartoons by Private Eye's Tony Husband.
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A lot of leather has "plunk-plicked" against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the noble ball game in just 100 run-grabbing moments (plus a few extras for overthrows).
The Random History of Cricket is the story of cricket as it has never been told before: a well tossed-up compilation of surreal match reports, spoof correspondence and quirky cartoons. From a Great Victorian refusing to walk (even though his bails have been knocked off by the bowler) to modern-day sledgers playing floodlit pyjama cricket, the game's towering achievements, hilarious happenings and ludicrous coincidences are entertainingly recalled.
The book's title says it all: which other sport would have Silly positions in the field?
About the Author
Aubrey Ganguly is the Editorial Director at Future Publishing. A former newspaper journalist, he has written about everything from sport to showbiz. Justyn Barnes is a freelance writer. He contributes regularly to FourFourTwo and Sky The Magazine. The co-authors of The Reduced History of Football. They both live in London and are very fast between the wickets.
Tony Husband is one of Britain's most-admired cartoonists.
A quirky, revisionist look at cricket history, at home and abroad, over the past 130 years with specially commissioned cartoons by Private Eye's Tony Husband. A lot of leather has 'plunk-plicked' against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England, but this doughty little book heroically manages to capture the true essence of the noble ball game in just 100 run-grabbing moments (plus a few extras for overthrows). This is the story of cricket as it has never been told before: a well tossed-up compilation of surreal match reports, spoof correspondence and quirky cartoons. From a Great Victorian refusing to walk (even though his bails have been knocked off by the bowler) to modern-day sledgers playing floodlit pyjama cricket, the game's towering achievements, hilarious happenings and ludicrous coincidences are entertainingly recalled. The book's title says it all: which other sport would have Silly positions in the field? For those who don't know, silly mid-off (facing the batsman) & silly mid-on (behind him) field within a couple of metres of the man at the crease as he flails at the ball, delivered at 140kmh, using a 1kg wooden bat.
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