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"A true tale of odd games and one of the most entertaining volumes to appear of late." Wisden Cricket Monthly A fascinating collection of true stories on cricket's oddest matches - some bizarre, some astonishing and some just downright hilarious. They include an account of the game that was played on ice; the game in which two professionals took on eleven amateurs; the game in which both teams were all out for nought; then there was the game where one-armed players took on one-legged players and the one in which the last man scored 163!Taken from annals of cricket history, Cricket's Strangest Matches is a must for all cricket enthusiasts and for anyone interested in the history of the sport.
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William Ward, a director of the Bank of England and MP for the City of London (1826-31), was, as far as I am aware, no relation of mine. Read the first page
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a cracking read for cricket fans.The stories demonstrate the quirky nature ( & some might say, the madness) of those who play & indeed watch the game. Tales of matches between one legged & one armed cricketers,cricket on ice,even smokers against non smokers are amongst those you will find inside. This is an entertaining book that you can either dip in & out of, or read in one go (it's the kind of book that makes excellent pool side reading on holiday,accompanied by a pint of ice cold lager,or alternatively with a pint of bitter in front of the fire on those cold winter nights).
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book covers all sorts of unusual matches, not all first-class. Some of them are well-known, e.g. the Tied Test, others less so. Some of the oddness is intrinsic to the game, e.g. dramatic batting collapses, some stories are about bending the rules (Brian Rose's declaration after one ball, or the infamous Trevor Chappell underarm delivery) and some are just plain odd ("flying ants stopped play"). There are two main drawbacks to an otherwise entertaining book:
-Some of these matches are so famous that it's difficult to say anything new about them.
-The editing and proof-reading are dreadfully slipshod. This applies not only to the main text, but also to the scorecards reproduced. Those of us who love cricket stats love accuracy to detail (probably for deep dark psychological reasons) and it just gets plain annoying to meet a glaring error on nearly every page.
This is not a bad stocking-filler for a cricket buff, but it's definitely not up to Wisden standard.
-Some of these matches are so famous that it's difficult to say anything new about them.
-The editing and proof-reading are dreadfully slipshod. This applies not only to the main text, but also to the scorecards reproduced. Those of us who love cricket stats love accuracy to detail (probably for deep dark psychological reasons) and it just gets plain annoying to meet a glaring error on nearly every page.
This is not a bad stocking-filler for a cricket buff, but it's definitely not up to Wisden standard.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the sort of book you can read for five minutes and then put down (which has its advantages and disadvantages) but never really gripped me, despite being about one of my favourite things. I found that some of the stories got a little bit repetitive and monotonous after a while, but for someone who remembers useful facts(!) it was qutie interesting to hear of some of the stranger things that have happened in this game. Personally I think the price offered by amazon is very good value, but I think there are better books around.
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