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.

An hilarious memoir about cricket's role in life, the universe and everything

About the Author
Sandy Balfour plays and watches a lot of cricket. In his spare time he is a journalist, author and social activist. He is chair of the UK's leading Fairtrade chocolate company and has written four previous books including the critically acclaimed Vulnerable in Hearts and Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose (8). He lives in London with his girlfriend and their three children.

Reviews
Hilarious ... one of those entertaining paeans to cricket and its role in life, the universe and everything * Guardian *
Delightful stuff * Michael Simkins, author of Fatty Batter *
A charming and witty book * Times Literary Supplement *
Highly entertaining * Sir Tim Rice *
Beguiling charm * Wisden *



Book Information
ISBN 9780091927325
Author Sandy Balfour
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Ebury Press
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Weight(grams) 198g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 18mm