neville cardus
International Debutant
No, but you did say that you "want[ed]" one.
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Cricket Books
- Thread starter archie mac
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TBH Your a dick
neville cardus
International Debutant
Welcome to the forum.
neville cardus
International Debutant
Wait a second. What am I saying?
Karma police, arrest this man!!!
Karma police, arrest this man!!!
Joe Ninety
School Boy/Girl Captain
Currently making my way though 'On Top Down Under' , why oh why did I wait so long to read this, thoroughly enjoyable. Considering 'Millers Luck' by Roland Perry next,was this book reviewed on this site or can anyone provide any feedback?
armchairumpire
U19 Cricketer
On Top Down Under is a real gem. One of my favourites. If you'd like to read another gem try The Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley. I'm trying to finish a review on this one.
armchairumpire
U19 Cricketer
Archie, promise I won't raise the subject of Calypso Cricket again, but I really like this quote by Australian author and playwright Alexander Buzo in his book Legends of the Baggy Green: Dubious Behaviour and Achievements from Cricket:
"Despite it's misleading and cornball title (calypso music and calypso cricket died out in the 1960's), the book is both hilarious and indispensable, and is the kind of thing Woody Allen could have written if he had the talent......Why was Calypso Cricket rubbished thus? Well a couple of paragraphs in its 297 page length dealt with un-named married players picking up girls in a bar and this was a violation of the Mates Act.
A genuine innocent with a gift for screwing up, Fishy once missed - not dropped, missed - a simple catch in the annual Authors v Publishers cricket match. it was the last ball and the batsman - one of whom specialised in remainders and pulping - ran two to win the match for the Publishers by one run."
"Despite it's misleading and cornball title (calypso music and calypso cricket died out in the 1960's), the book is both hilarious and indispensable, and is the kind of thing Woody Allen could have written if he had the talent......Why was Calypso Cricket rubbished thus? Well a couple of paragraphs in its 297 page length dealt with un-named married players picking up girls in a bar and this was a violation of the Mates Act.
A genuine innocent with a gift for screwing up, Fishy once missed - not dropped, missed - a simple catch in the annual Authors v Publishers cricket match. it was the last ball and the batsman - one of whom specialised in remainders and pulping - ran two to win the match for the Publishers by one run."
Joe Ninety
School Boy/Girl Captain
I'm still searching for that one. I tend not to buy books on the net,but rather wait till I stumble across them in second hand book shops(more fun and more rewarding). Although I have been searching for 'The Art of Captaincy' for a while now.Looking forward to the review.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Absolutely the finest book on captaincy you can find.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Not in your city but you CAN get it from these people.
Bookseller: Aussie Bookdealer
Contact: M Taylor
Address: Mascot, NSW, Australia, 2020
E-mail: aussiebookseller@gmail.com
Joe Ninety
School Boy/Girl Captain
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
You are welcome. This is one of the costlier cricket books though. A new paperback will cost about 35 US $
. These people will have a good condition USED paperback for about 25 USD
neville cardus
International Debutant
Not to say more patience-testing.
neville cardus
International Debutant
My dad read the first chapter of that book (dealing explicitly with the McGrath-Sarwan spat) and, for some reason, decided that it was tailor-made for me.
archie mac
International Coach
http://www.cricketweb.net/content/bookreview.php?NewsIDAuto=2824 Was not that impressed with it tbh, RF explained why it was call Calypso Cricket, not his idea but that of the publisher
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SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I have now had the book for six months and haven't got round to starting on it
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I must take this oportunity to express my appreciation for the fantastic work Archie_Mac has done on Book Reviews here. Its not just a sign of his immense love for the game and his stature as as a very keen student of it but also a fantastic service he has provided to the fraternity here.
armchairumpire
U19 Cricketer
i'll second that one! Even if we don't always agree on what constitutes a good cricket read.I must take this oportunity to express my appreciation for the fantastic work Archie_Mac has done on Book Reviews here. Its not just a sign of his immense love for the game and his stature as as a very keen student of it but also a fantastic service he has provided to the fraternity here.
archie mac
International Coach
I must take this oportunity to express my appreciation for the fantastic work Archie_Mac has done on Book Reviews here. Its not just a sign of his immense love for the game and his stature as as a very keen student of it but also a fantastic service he has provided to the fraternity here.
i'll second that one! Even if we don't always agree on what constitutes a good cricket read.
Thanks, I sometimes wonder if anyone reads them, but I have had some good feedback, including a relative of Sam Costick contacting me, to find a copy of the book on his Great great relative