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‘Australia's finest cricket writer' (Frank Keating Guardian )
‘[Haigh's] deftness is equally to the fore in these 37 short and very funny pieces following the club's fortunes during the 2001-2 season.’ (Andrew Shields Time Out )
'One of the best cricket writers of his generation' (John Gaustad The Bookseller )
‘Haigh is superb on the nitty gritty of the game, as he always is... There's the enchantment of surprise in nearly every piece.’ (Marcus Berkmann Wisden Cricket Monthly )
‘[Haigh's] deftness is equally to the fore in these 37 short and very funny pieces following the club's fortunes during the 2001-2 season.’ (Andrew Shields Time Out )
'One of the best cricket writers of his generation' (John Gaustad The Bookseller )
‘Haigh is superb on the nitty gritty of the game, as he always is... There's the enchantment of surprise in nearly every piece.’ (Marcus Berkmann Wisden Cricket Monthly )
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I did begin to wonder whether any of the nicknames in this book had been contrived to further characterise the people we barely had a chance to meet in the run up to the Yarra's season but, the more of that season the diary chronicled, the more the characterisation developed anyway and it was all the more touching for it. If you have played any cricket - or any amateur sport - you will empathise instantly with the peaks and troughs of the sporting achievement, and the stresses and strains of club administration. You'll recognise the people too because there is almost certainly the same blend in your own club.
In many ways, this is no different to Rain Men but, as an Englishman, all the more revealing of club culture in a sporting nation we have been conditioned to revere. For that alone Many a Slip is worth reading because you'll identify moreso with a shared bond that spans a far greater distance than some of the more parochial and therefore recognisable events in Rain Men and similar diaries.
Haigh is an excellent, perceptive and thoughtful correspondent who'll neatly encapsulate much of what you feel about your own cricket club. If you're not a cricketer then this is worth reading to see what all the fuss is about: ultimately, it isn't even about the cricket; it's about the shared interest and the mateship. It's a delightful book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is the diary of the South Yarra cricket club's 2001-02 sesson in Melbourne, Australia. It makes you realise that all cricket clubs are the same all over the world. Some of Haigh's characters and situations will be instantly recognisable to anyone who has played in the lower reaches of club cricket anywhere. I read this in less than two days on the train and had to struggle not to laugh out loud at several points. Very highly recommended to anyone with any interest in club cricket - or anyone who just wants quick, funny read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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if you've ever read Gideon Haigh's column in the Guardian and enjoyed it, then you are obliged to buy this book.
fantastically funny, and beautifully written in a vernacular style, this is a fine read.
if you are worried about it being overly 'australian' then you might have a point, but i love it and I'm a pom.
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A top read
As other reviewers have said, many a club cricketer will read this book and frequently nod at the tales and travails of the weekend amateur game. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Tong
Aussie Club tales
I expected to enjoy this book more than I actually did. While the author is extremely erudite, and writes beautifully, because the book is concerned with an Australian club side I... Read more
Published 13 months ago by filmfan Dave
Highly enjoyable
Gideon Haigh is well known as a cricket writer, but less well known as a player. This book uses his lesser-recorded career as Chairman of Selectors for South Yarra Cricket Club... Read more
Published 17 months ago by M. V. Clarke
Superb
If you are paid to play sport this book isn't for you. For the rest of us, "Many a Slip" is the book we always wanted to write. Superb. Full stop.
Published 21 months ago by Mr. Ar Airey
Ifyou play Club crcket then you must read this
It may be Club Cricket in a different country, but it is an excellent read and so much will bring back memories that it is a "hard to put down" book.
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by John J
Beauty Mate!
Anyone who has played club cricket will identify and love this book. Hilariously written and superbly observed - this loose "diary" of a season will leave you with a warm glow... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2006 by "jim44286"
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