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Not Dark Yet: A Very Funny Book About a Very Serious Game
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Product Description
Of all the books about cricket, Mike Harfield's "Not Dark Yet" brings a rare authenticity to the subject. This is a book by a genuine cricketer and a genuine cricket fan with a talent for capturing the spirit of this special game in his witty prose. David Lloyd, aka Bumble, laughed so much he agreed to write the Foreword. He even showed the book to Christopher Martin-Jenkins who found it 'very entertaining and enjoyable'. Reading the book raises the spirits with its cheerful jollity. The mixture of banter and eclectic cricketing information carries the reader along, making for both easy and captivating reading. Loosely based around Mike Harfield's captaincy of a cricket XI over 30 years, Not Dark Yet is both the humorous story of his team's efforts and his often irreverent take on first-class and international cricket. For 30 years the Mike Harfield XI has withstood atrocious umpiring, dreadful hangovers, bad haircuts and a woeful lack of talent, only to encounter an even greater adversity - middle age. Spiced with humour and plenty of banter about fellow team-mates and international players alike, their captain's tales convey an authentic picture of one team's endeavours, to which cricketers and non cricketers will easily relate.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #402 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-17
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 152 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Foreword by David Lloyd (Lancashire, England and Sky Commentator)
Customer Reviews
A companion book for middle aged rubbish cricketers
Imagine the intensity and stats content of Fever Pitch (the book, not the film - which is pretty good, but not the same), but about village cricket. One of the books I wish I had written myself.
A great read for anyone who has played club cricket
This is a "must-read" book for anyone who has played cricket, returned to cricket later in life or simply loves the game in all its forms from the beach to the MCC !
Hugely entertaining, funny, witty, and well-observed throughout.
Gnomad
Tremendous book that any 35-50 something club or sunday cricketer would relate to. I read the book in a couple of days and found it extremely hard to put down. Mike Harfield - you should write some more
