Cricket themed book for ds 14

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waitingfortheendtocome · 09/04/2018 12:22

Ds avid cricket fan, looking for recommendations for books he might like

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 12/04/2018 22:30

waiting glad I’m not the only one with a cricket mad DS. Will have a look at all of the suggestions too. Thanks for starting the thread

BeatriceJoanna · 11/04/2018 18:29

I came on the thread to say PG Wodehouse but Keith beat me to it.

Another suggestion is Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L Sayers. It isn't just about cricket but there is quite a lot of cricket in it as I recall and it's a cracking read.

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waitingfortheendtocome · 11/04/2018 13:21

I hadn't even heard of a Project Gutenberg, what a great site

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KeithLeMonde · 10/04/2018 20:39

PS They're free through Project Gutenberg and other sites

KeithLeMonde · 10/04/2018 20:38

They're old-fashioned but my cricket-loving 12 year old has just hoovered up the Mike and Psmith books by PG Wodehouse

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waitingfortheendtocome · 10/04/2018 20:08

Thanks for these suggestions

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annandale · 09/04/2018 15:39

The art of captaincy by Mike brearley
Cricket term by Antonia fraser
Basil d'Oliveira: cricket and controversy by Peter Oborne
Fire in Babylon by Simon lister

SatsukiKusakabe · 09/04/2018 15:33

I haven’t ready this myself but am looking to get Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson for my dh so might be worth a look!

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