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What I Love About Cricket is in the bookshops
Reviews:
“Hilarious… one of those entertaining paeans to cricket and its role in life, the universe and everything.” The Guardian
“A warm, funny, realistic and affectionate book that uses one man’s adoration of cricket and his inability to communicate it to those that he loves as a metaphor for a father’s role in an increasingly adult daughter’s life. And, somehow, it works perfectly.” All Out Cricket, May 2009
“He writes so well about [cricket] that you can just about say that no prior knowledge or even love of the game is necessary to enjoy the book. His description of That Catch in the 2005 Ashes series is unimprovable.”
Nicholas Lezard in The Guardian.
“The descriptions of great cricketing moments are vivid (his six-page account of Collingwood's catch of Hayden off Harmison's bowling... is so good I had to YouTube it) and remind you what a brilliant game cricket is.” Brandon Robshaw in the Independent
“There are some lovely passages - in particular on the tense climax of a club game and a schoolboy coaching session from Bob Woolmer. Balfour’s love for his daughter is also expressed beautifully and without syrupy sentiment.” The Wisden Cricketer, May 2009
You can get the general idea from this piece I wrote in the Guardian.
“Highly entertaining.” Sir Tim Rice
Thanks for visiting.
Sandy Balfour
September 2009
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