- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown (8 July 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1408702096
- ISBN-13: 978-1408702093
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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** 'By turns wry, tender and bawdy, Pearson's prose is none the less as steady and measured as a glob of gravy running down the side of a Yorkshire pudding. For anyone wishing to sample 'cricket with the crusts on', Slipless in Settle is well worth the detour (Sunday Telegraph )
** 'Packed with comic tales to delight the cricket aficionado and non-fan alike (DAILY MIRROR )
** 'Packed with comic tales to delight the cricket aficionado and non-fan alike (DAILY MIRROR )
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* The brilliant new book from Harry Pearson, winner of the 2011 MCC Cricket Book of the Year.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Harry Pearson's `The Far Corner' was a superb book. It was a great read, written in a warm and humorous style that seemed to get right to the soul of football in the North East. It is, quite rightly, regarded by many as one of the best football books ever published. So when I heard that Harry Pearson had turned his attention to cricket I doubted that it would be anything like as good. I was wrong, because Slipless in Settle is a belting book, perhaps even better than Far Corner. I am reasonably certain that I will not read a better one during this summer of cricket.
As research for this book he spent a summer travelling around the north of England taking in matches being played in some of the regions many local cricket leagues. Slipless in Settle is his account of his experiences along the way and the people he met.
Anybody that has ever attended to a local league cricket match in Yorkshire or Lancashire will know that they seem to attract characters like moths to a flame. At any ground you will find not only a fiercely competitive game of cricket but also some slightly eccentric supporters always ready with to supply ribald comments on the state of the match and cricketers of varying ability that turn up ever week for either the love of the game or because they are paid to do so. You will find a great many of these people in Slipless in Settle.
It is, above all, a very funny book. There is practically a decent anecdote on every page, some so amusing that at times it reads like more like a comedy than a sports book and they are all weaved together by Harry Pearson's effortlessly entertaining prose.
Slipless in Settle is a must read for anybody that has the slightest interest in cricket.
As research for this book he spent a summer travelling around the north of England taking in matches being played in some of the regions many local cricket leagues. Slipless in Settle is his account of his experiences along the way and the people he met.
Anybody that has ever attended to a local league cricket match in Yorkshire or Lancashire will know that they seem to attract characters like moths to a flame. At any ground you will find not only a fiercely competitive game of cricket but also some slightly eccentric supporters always ready with to supply ribald comments on the state of the match and cricketers of varying ability that turn up ever week for either the love of the game or because they are paid to do so. You will find a great many of these people in Slipless in Settle.
It is, above all, a very funny book. There is practically a decent anecdote on every page, some so amusing that at times it reads like more like a comedy than a sports book and they are all weaved together by Harry Pearson's effortlessly entertaining prose.
Slipless in Settle is a must read for anybody that has the slightest interest in cricket.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This guy is very,very funny.
O,and knowlegeable and witty and very informative about the serious end of cricket.
Buy it for long,cold dark Winters oop North.
Tis a pity he's a Yorkshireman but nobody's ideal.
O,and knowlegeable and witty and very informative about the serious end of cricket.
Buy it for long,cold dark Winters oop North.
Tis a pity he's a Yorkshireman but nobody's ideal.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the funniest book I have read in ages, it is Harry Pearson's best by far. I am still laughing out loud about The Geordie Pizza, and the tale about Hitler using Old Spice as a weapon has me in stitches every time I think about it. All the greats in the cricketing world are mentioned with some humility, and the description of David Gower by the author's father is very apt.
Thanks Harry!
Thanks Harry!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Like an edge off a medium-pacer, it often falls short
The incessant similes are incessantly tortuous; the variation in detail is immensely irritating; and the overall impression is of the man in the anorak who you avoid at all costs... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Ar Airey
Northern life
This book has described life in the north of England to a tee. I'm not a great cricket follower but parts if this definitely reminds me of a few clubs I have visited
Published 4 months ago by Lynne Hudson
Top buy
I have purchased four books one for myself the others for presents.Every one of us have really enjoyed the book its a great read if you are into Northen Cricket Leagues.
Published 7 months ago by B. J. Ayres
Slipless in Settle
It must be impossible for anyone to write a funnier book than this. As someone who played in league cricket for many years, to come across this book which reintroduced me to many... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Peter D.
A curate's egg
I cannot quite understand the five star reviews for this book. It is a nice descriptive book of Northern League cricket and some of its picturesque grounds and mention of a few of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Keith Edwards
Slipless in Settle
This book was bought as a present for a cricket mad friend who loved the dry wit and general Englishness of the book. A must for any cricket fan!!!
Published 11 months ago by smartie123
Another brilliant book from Harry
Racing Pigs and Giant Marrows is my favourite book, with A Far Corner a close second. This is another great book from Harry Pearson, although perhaps not to the same high standard... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Joshua Gaunt
Very enjoyable stroll around league cricket in the North
Harry Pearson's books reflect the strong passion for sport in the North of England; his The Far Corner: A Mazy Dribble Through North East Football dealt with the North East's... Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. V. Clarke
A massively entertaining revelation...
It doesn't happen very often (well it actually didn't happen before) that I start reading a book as soon as I've got hold of it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Maneblusser 7
Slipless in Settle
Despite being heavily involved in local league cricket, this is not the sort of book I would have given a second look at in the book shops, however I am delighted Santa thought... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Tony Moss
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