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Old 23-06-2008, 01:06 AM   #901 (permalink)
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My top three (I think) - very different books:

1. The Willow Wand - Derek Birley. Endlessly fascinating - challenges much of the myth and hypocrisy surrounding the game and its history.

2. Rain Men - Marcus Berkmann. Extremely funny.

3. Mystery Spinner - Gideon Haigh. Wonderful biography of Jack Iversen.
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Old 23-06-2008, 06:01 AM   #902 (permalink)
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Old 23-06-2008, 12:07 PM   #903 (permalink)
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SJS, if you want to sample it, please send a mail to general.tapioca@gmail.com I have the scanned pdfs of a couple of chapters.
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Old 23-06-2008, 04:17 PM   #904 (permalink)
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My top three (I think) - very different books:

1. The Willow Wand - Derek Birley. Endlessly fascinating - challenges much of the myth and hypocrisy surrounding the game and its history.

2. Rain Men - Marcus Berkmann. Extremely funny.

3. Mystery Spinner - Gideon Haigh. Wonderful biography of Jack Iversen.
I am still yet to read the top two, but it is especially the top one that I want to read

We will have a book review of the middle one up soon, we already have reviews up of the other two
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Old 24-06-2008, 07:16 AM   #905 (permalink)
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Archie, I can't find the review of The Willow Wand. Am I looking in the wrong place? Since you've not read it yet you are in for a treat. It's a complete joy from beginning to end, although if you believe that cricket is anything more than a (wonderful) game your preconceptions will be seriously challenged.

BTW I very much like the look of your top 12 cricket books and enjoyed your brief reviews of them. In fact it's inspired me to visit amazon to see what's available, and have just ordered 4 of them...

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Old 24-06-2008, 10:07 AM   #906 (permalink)
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Archie confirms in the post preceeding yours that he is yet to delve into the delights of The Willow Wand. Poor bugger.
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Old 24-06-2008, 10:40 AM   #907 (permalink)
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Are you a fan of the WW then, Nev?

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Old 24-06-2008, 10:47 AM   #908 (permalink)
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Are you a fan of the WW then, Nev?
I wasn't when, aged nine, I first tackled its scholastic prose, but it recently became the only book in my collection to be read more than once. Get to it, Archibald.
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Old 24-06-2008, 03:55 PM   #909 (permalink)
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Finished it today, I'm torn between the dustbin and eBay.
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Archie, I can't find the review of The Willow Wand. Am I looking in the wrong place? Since you've not read it yet you are in for a treat. It's a complete joy from beginning to end, although if you believe that cricket is anything more than a (wonderful) game your preconceptions will be seriously challenged.

BTW I very much like the look of your top 12 cricket books and enjoyed your brief reviews of them. In fact it's inspired me to visit amazon to see what's available, and have just ordered 4 of them...
Sorry mate, I think we have reviews up of the other two. I do have a review of WW by Stuart to go up in the next few weeks

Which ones have you ordered?
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I wasn't when, aged nine, I first tackled its scholastic prose, but it recently became the only book in my collection to be read more than once. Get to it, Archibald.
Yes I must get it

Stuart said he would led me his, but I know I would not give it back, so I said no
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Finished it today, I'm torn between the dustbin and eBay.
Truly surprised, I think they also gave it a good review in Wisden?

Oh well 'to each his own'
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Old 24-06-2008, 04:20 PM   #913 (permalink)
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Today's 4 Amazon orders:

Purple Patches
Days in the Sun
Sing All a Green Willow
A La Recherche Du Cricket Perdu

(already ordered 10 Great Bowlers, 10 Great Innings and A Fair Field and No Favour yesterday. God knows when I'll get the chance to read this lot).
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Today's 4 Amazon orders:

Purple Patches
Days in the Sun
Sing All a Green Willow
A La Recherche Du Cricket Perdu

(already ordered 10 Great Bowlers, 10 Great Innings and A Fair Field and No Favour yesterday. God knows when I'll get the chance to read this lot).
Good stuff, Mr. Barker is a quality writer

Sing all a Green Willow, is not for everyone, I hope you enjoy it!
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I am still yet to read the top two, but it is especially the top one that I want to read

We will have a book review of the middle one up soon, we already have reviews up of the other two
Have you read Cricket Wallah? Cricinfo said it was a good book, I'm wondering if I should buy it.
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