Sandy Balfour

Hilarious ... one of those entertaining paeans to cricket and its role in life, the universe and everything

A warm, funny, realistic and affectionate book

One Man's Vain Attempt to Explain Cricket to a Teenager who Couldn't Give a Toss

What I Love About Cricket is the story of a summer when a 'master' cricket obsessive teaches his novice 'pupil' the wisdom of the game. Sandy Balfour is cast as the supposed master and his sixteen-year-old daughter's new boyfriend - the skateboarding boy wonder - is the reluctant pupil. 
 
This beginner's guide to the infuriatingly perverse game of cricket is a love letter addressed both to 
those who utterly fail to understand it and to those who need reminding why they fell in love in 
the first place. What unfolds is wonderfully observed, very funny and as much about fathers 
and daughters, love and life, as it is about cricket.

What I Love About Cricket

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Hilarious ... one of those entertaining paeans to cricket and its role in life, the universe and everything

Delightful stuff

A charming and witty book

Hilarious ... one of those entertaining paeans to cricket and its role in life, the universe and everything

Delightful stuff

A charming and witty book

Hilarious ... one of those entertaining paeans to cricket and its role in life, the universe and everything

Delightful stuff

A charming and witty book

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