I am on gardening leave meaning I am im between jobs and am legally not permitted to work. Thus my increased posting activity. In addition to going to the Lords and Oval, thought I would share my recent reading / watching for the group.
1. Bodyline - ABC tv drama from the 1990s that I watched as a kid when it showed in India. I sourced the DVDs on ebay ans its bloody awesome.
2. From the Ashes - damn good documentary on Botham's Ashes
3. Really enjoyed Nasser Hussain's documentary on cricket in Mumbai
4. Ram Guha's books. Ram Guha is India's preeminent modern historian and a voracious cricket writer
A. Its out of print but if you can get your hands on Picador's Book of Cricket Writing I highly recommend it. He curated it and its brilliant
B. Commonwealth of Cricket - his memoirs of being a cricket fan. An Indian persoective but was a great read from a pretty erudite writer
C. I am starting On a Corner of a Foteign Field which is a history of Indian cricket So far seems meticulously researched and pretty insightful
5. Beyond a Boundary by CLR James, the great Marxist historian. I loved it as a more left leaning college student. Rereading it again, its a bit overdone. That said the sections on George Headley and Learie Constantine are fabulous
6. Martin Chandlers book on the 100 greatest centuries. I disagree with a large amount of the selections but its great for a pub argument
7. Twirlymen by Amol Rajan - a very fast enjoyable read on spin bowling
I alsp got to see the Lords and Oval tests
I chose not to watch the IPL or World T20
1. Bodyline - ABC tv drama from the 1990s that I watched as a kid when it showed in India. I sourced the DVDs on ebay ans its bloody awesome.
2. From the Ashes - damn good documentary on Botham's Ashes
3. Really enjoyed Nasser Hussain's documentary on cricket in Mumbai
4. Ram Guha's books. Ram Guha is India's preeminent modern historian and a voracious cricket writer
A. Its out of print but if you can get your hands on Picador's Book of Cricket Writing I highly recommend it. He curated it and its brilliant
B. Commonwealth of Cricket - his memoirs of being a cricket fan. An Indian persoective but was a great read from a pretty erudite writer
C. I am starting On a Corner of a Foteign Field which is a history of Indian cricket So far seems meticulously researched and pretty insightful
5. Beyond a Boundary by CLR James, the great Marxist historian. I loved it as a more left leaning college student. Rereading it again, its a bit overdone. That said the sections on George Headley and Learie Constantine are fabulous
6. Martin Chandlers book on the 100 greatest centuries. I disagree with a large amount of the selections but its great for a pub argument
7. Twirlymen by Amol Rajan - a very fast enjoyable read on spin bowling
I alsp got to see the Lords and Oval tests
I chose not to watch the IPL or World T20