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Cricket Books

archie mac

International Coach
I thought I would share what I think might just be the greatest misprint in a cricket book

This comes from Don Bradman's My Cricketing Life published in 1938

"Larwood refused to give in, and I can still see him in my mind's eye glinding towards the stumps.... his silk skirt fluttering ever so slightly in the light cross breeze"


I must have missed it when I read the book, it was pointed out by Crciket book dealer Christopher Saunders:)
 

Matt79

Global Moderator
He was "glinding" was he? ;)

I never realised that when Jardine called for leg-theory bowling, that meant bowling in mini-skirts...
 

neville cardus

International Debutant
I thought I would share what I think might just be the greatest misprint in a cricket book

This comes from Don Bradman's My Cricketing Life published in 1938

"Larwood refused to give in, and I can still see him in my mind's eye glinding towards the stumps.... his silk skirt fluttering ever so slightly in the light cross breeze"

I must have missed it when I read the book, it was pointed out by Crciket book dealer Christopher Saunders:)
A really lovely bloke, is Mr Saunders. I got Lilley's Twenty-Four Years of Cricket from him while on tour in England last year. I hear now that he's taken custody of Rosenwater's considerable collection.
 

pasag

RTDAS
Was given today:

The Ashes: A Celebration by Roland Perry
Out of My Comfort Zone - Steve Waugh, hardback. Although I already have the softback which I haven't read yet.

and a little book called Pocket Wisden Australia 2002-03 with Gilchrist on the cover.
 

archie mac

International Coach
Was given today:

The Ashes: A Celebration by Roland Perry
Out of My Comfort Zone - Steve Waugh, hardback. Although I already have the softback which I haven't read yet.

and a little book called Pocket Wisden Australia 2002-03 with Gilchrist on the cover.
We have reviews for both the first two named in our review section:)
 

sps

Cricket Spectator
ive read Freddie Trueman and Geoff Boycott not bad reads the Darren Gought book is a waste of time i gave up on it and i read one of warnes books which was prettty good
 

Matt79

Global Moderator
My main problem with it was that in my head, I read the entire thing doing the 12th Man Richie Benaud impersonation...
 

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