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Excellent and innovative Richie Benaud Excellent Independent 20090609 A characteristically jaunty romp through the history of the game Independent on Sunday 20090614 The culture and history of the game are amusingly brought out in an enormously jolly book by one of our best cricket writers, Simon Hughes. Its very title - And God Created Cricket - appropriately echoes the near-religious fervour with which many of us regard, or used to regard, the game. With his usual combination of authority and wit, Mr Hughes guides us through all the great tales of the game, from the earliest days to the present: a story he characterises as our having invented the game, and others having learned swiftly how to beat us at it. Daily Telegraph 20090627 Excellent... an irreverent, entertaining resume of cricket's long history Choice 20090701 An appreciation of the past is more generally found among cricket devotees than those of any other sport, a fact understood perfectly by Simon Hughes in And God Created Cricket. Hughes takes us on a breathless tour through cricket history, the great players, personalities, matches and events. He never slackens pace or dwells on the dry details of the scoreboard; the next entertaining anecdote is always waiting in the next paragraph The Times 20090704 A lively romp through cricketing history... Hughes is a spirited and entertaining guide through the vicissitudes of God's own sport... brilliant and hilarious Daily Telegraph 20090704
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The definitive history of English cricket told in typically irreverent fashion by the William Hill Award-winning author of A Lot of Hard Yakka.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I used to be a TV cricket widow until 2005 - I loved every word of this book - the history bits - the funny bits and finished it just in time for the Ashes so I am now giving bits of info to my cricket mad other half - what a way to spend retirement - watching cricket on TV and reading cricket books - but this was certainly the best. His sense of humour is a delight.
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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This is an outstanding book, perhaps his best yet - a bit like his bowling ; pacy, incisive, slightly unpredictable and mostly pretty accurate. It's also funny ( a characteristic which Viv Richards might say his bowling also shared). Any cricket-lover is bound to enjoy it - make a good birthday or Christmas present !
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What a gem of a book.For any cricket lovers, a good cricket book is a must- & this one is one of the best that i`ve ever read. Superbly written, very funny in parts, (more than once i was told off by work collegues for laughing out loud,non cricket lovers-heathens!)Was`nt a bad bowler in his day, but a helluva writer,so if you looking for a good, funny read, do yourself a favour & buy this book, you wont be dissapointed
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AND GODCREATED CRICKET BOOK
Bought this book for my cricket loving brother. He was very pleased with it and I have found Simon Hughes to be a very entertaining writer.
Published 4 months ago by LIS
Once I got beyond the first 100 pages, I really enjoyed this
Simon Hughes' selected highlights of cricket's history, from about 1300 till the start of 2009. It's a good effort, apparently well researched and with lots of nuggets of... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Andy
Cricket history with a sense of humor
Great book by cricket pundit (and former bowler) Simon Hughes. If you like your histories mixed with humor and plenty of British pop culture references, this is the book for you... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Jeff White
Very enjoyable - eventually
I eventually enjoyed this book very much. I have a lot of respect for Simon Hughes's knowledge of the game and have enjoyed his previous books. Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by Sid Nuncius
Several Chips on Both Shoulders
"And God Created Cricket" bills itself as "An Irreverent History of the English Game and How Other People (like Australians) Got Annoyingly Good at it", and traces the history of... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2010 by J C E Hitchcock
He's a commentator, not a writer
I love Simon the Analyst, but he should stick to that. Shame, as he's obviously put a lot of research into this, but it comes out as weak schoolboy humour. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by M. Evans
The best without a doubt
There are a lot of fine, and some very funny, books about cricket. If you only buy one, this must be it. Funny, perceptive, and hugely informative.
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Neil French
Irreverent potted history of English cricket told in Hughes normal...
Personally I don't, think you can give even a potted history of English cricket in around 300 pages but Simon Hughes has had a jolly good go with And God Created Cricket. Read more
Published on 10 Aug 2009 by russell clarke
And God Created Cricket
This book was in fact a present for my son-in-law, who stated that he thoroughly enjoyed the book and would highly recommend it.
Published on 11 July 2009 by C. F. Smitheman
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