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Well worth reading. It is amusing, yet also thought provoking. Cricketweb.net The most balanced analysis I have ever read of the Greg/Trevor Chappell "underarm incident". Cricketweb.net Well worth dipping in to. Wilts Glos Standard Harfield is a new name to me but one that in future I shall seek out. John Light The author's little snippets of information ... make for interesting reading. Cricketweb.net You do not need to be a cricket buff to appreciate the humour in its pages. Barry Hook Mike's new cricket tales are a tour de force Macclesfield Express I found it an enjoyable read. The book has much to commend it, with rich anecdotes and amusing observations. Peakfan's Cricket Blog
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The tours include Taverners jaunts to the Balearics, an Aborigine team visiting England in 1868, Australia trying to win in India, Sydney Barnes in South Africa, Wally Hammond Down Under and more. The lively conversational style which made Mike Harfield's previous book, Not Dark Yet, so popular appears again, along with a cornucopia of cricket. Most of the time it is the cricket which lives in the memory; occasionally contemporary events intervene. Always the journey is entertaining.
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Great cricket touring stories,
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This review is from: Spirit On The Water: XI Extraordinary Cricket Tours (Paperback)
If you enjoyed Mike's previous book, Not Dark Yet, then you will definitely enjoy this book. In fact,if you enjoy cricket writings from the likes of Markus Berkman, Gideon Haigh or Bumble then this will appeal to you very much.The stories of the various tours are interesting and amusing, the Ash Tree CC tours are particularly well observed since Mike was a participant tourist,but equally the other tours are described with Mike's usual style and sharp wit. A thoroughly enjoyable read,a must for the beach or boundary. Good areas Mike !
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Eleven of the best!,
This review is from: Spirit On The Water: XI Extraordinary Cricket Tours (Paperback)
Following the success of `Not Dark Yet', Mike Harfield's second book contains entertaining and informed accounts of a diverse selection of cricket tours, ancient and modern, professional and amateur. Harfield's Eleven includes the extraordinary story of the Aborigine tour of England in 1868, several famous epics including the West Indies in Australia in 1960/61 and Australia in India in 2000/01, and three adventures involving his own local club, Ash Tree CC in Cheshire. The author excels in setting each tour in a broad context, so, for example, we hear from Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler in 1963 and from Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Scargill in 1984. However, Harfield's love and knowledge of cricket shine through in all of his descriptions of the achievements, weaknesses and idiosyncracies of the many teams and players featured in the book, from immortals such as Trueman, Hammond and Viv Richards to mortals from Ash Tree CC. Always entertaining, this book is as satisfying as an all run four off Dennis Lillee in his prime.
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