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ThorntonRunner 2 Oct 3:47pm, 2 Oct 2024 7,749 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Not read any of the above, but a couple of slightly obscure ones I've read and enjoyed are: Slipless in Settle - a guy takes the bus to a season's worth of games in the northern leagues, describes the experience and also talks about the greats who have played at those grounds in the past. What Was Wrong with that then, Umps? - diary of a league umpire through a couple of seasons' games, interactions with other umpire and with players both available on Kindle. Neither are humourous as such but they aren't heavy
Bazoaxe 2 Oct 7:39pm, 2 Oct 2024 27,458 posts	0 Bazoaxe Mused to love reading cricket biography books but have fallen out of the habit. I must get back to it Next years cricket trip sorted, day one of the headingley test v India. Day two was sold out
Ocelot Spleens 2 Oct 9:29pm, 2 Oct 2024 39,652 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Alastair Cook's was very good, try that.
GregP 3 Oct 6:30am, 3 Oct 2024 153,853 posts	0 GregP “Slipless in Settle” seems to be being promoted quite heavily by Waterstones- or at least the Chelmsford branch
Ocelot Spleens 3 Oct 7:33am, 3 Oct 2024 39,653 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Are we expecting a shellacking for Scotland women today, I am assuming so, or are Bangladesh not much to write home about?
ThorntonRunner 3 Oct 8:53am, 3 Oct 2024 7,751 posts	0 ThorntonRunner Not sure about Bangladesh but several Scotland players play professionally in England so should put up a decent show
Cerrertonia 3 Oct 8:58am, 3 Oct 2024 22,051 posts	0 Cerrertonia GregP wrote:“Slipless in Settle” seems to be being promoted quite heavily by Waterstones- or at least the Chelmsford branch Seems a bit funny, because it came out 10-15 years ago. Perhaps one of the staff has just read it. He's written quite a few books since, on other sporting topics, including a biography of my grandfather's childhood hero, West Indian all-rounder Sir Learie Constantine.
NDWDave 3 Oct 9:47am, 3 Oct 2024 20,117 posts	0 NDWDave I quite enjoyed Jimmy Anderson’s book
Nicholls595 3 Oct 12:52pm, 3 Oct 2024 32,163 posts	0 Nicholls595 Best cricketing bio I've read is Harold Larwood (by Duncan Hamilton)
Ocelot Spleens 3 Oct 2:37pm, 3 Oct 2024 39,656 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens If you liked Rain Men, then you have to read Zimmer Men, same writer, older people.