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A Tale of Ten Wickets (Paperback)

by Richard Heller (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Oval Publishing (30 Sep 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0952341905
  • ISBN-13: 978-0952341901
  • Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 162,591 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This delighful tome resonates with barely suppressed English passion for the sport of flannelled fools. He manages to cram the outlines of ten novels into a paperback about one village game. --Peter Mackay - The Daily Mail

Amateurs of all ages will feel at home in the bucolic atmosphere on pitch and in pavilion. --Duff Hart-Davis - The Mail on Sunday

Some of the stories are beauties, vignettes of triumph and disaster in which the characters are illuminated with real sharpness. --The Daily Telegraph


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It is very hard not to find amusement in Richard Hellers A Tale of Ten Wickets-and sometimes a deeper emotion. A fictional but somewhat familiar village, Upton Chesney, prepares with relish for its annual visit from The Frenetics, an aptly named London-based wandering side. Through the visiting scorer (a sort of narrator in the style of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), and a lost travel writer, the reader meets a rich gallery of characters, each with a unique story. Written with gentle irreverence and a nice eye for the eccentric, the book is a delightful read. As the match reaches its nail-biting (of course) conclusion,the result, in the true tradition of the game, becomes less important than the real ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "The Canterbury Tales Of Village Cricket", 3 Jun 1999
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Richard Heller's novel weaves into the story of a thrilling cricket match the secret histories of the visiting players - some comic, some romantic, some bittersweet, but all proving that ordinary players can lead out of the ordinary lives.

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"This delightful tome resonates with a barely suppressed passion for the sport of flannelled fools. He manages to cram the outlines of ten novels into a paperback about one village game" Peter McKay: The Daily Mail

"Amateurs of all ages will feel at home in the bucolic atmosphere on pitch and in pavilion" Duff Hart-Davis: The Mail On Sunday

"Some of the stories are beauties, vignettes of triumph and disaster in which the characters are illuminated with real sharpness.@ Max Davidson: The Daily Telegraph

"A book full of cricket and wit, told with a real passion for the game." Kate Hoey MP: The Evening Standard

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