About the Product
Paul Edwards has a deep and abiding love of the game. And because of that, he has been immersed in its characters and characteristics for as long as he can remember. On Christmas Day, he likes to visit Lancashire League cricket grounds and savour the encounters long past and imagine those yet to come. Unusual, perhaps, but it illustrates his love for the sport. The expression ‘cricket mad’ could have been coined for him.
And Edwards is a beautiful writer. He can express the moods and emotions of a day as well as anyone. And his love for the game – and those involved in it – pours off every page of this book. But because he has interests far beyond the boundary – in politics and people, in music and history – he is as likely to quote Mott the Hoople as Herman Melville; as likely to cite the repeal of the corn laws as regulations regarding Kolpak registrations.
His work is all the richer and more satisfying for it. He knows that not everything that counts can be counted. He knows you can’t define love or loyalty or a million things in between. So he tells us how a day’s play feels. He tells us about the people and places. He tells us why it matters but knows it doesn’t matter too much.
This book is a collection of some of his finest cricket writing.
Delivery
Limited Edition Being Geoffrey Boycott Books (108 Tests and 100th Hundred):
These items are usually dispatched the next working day, via Royal Mail Recorded 1st class delivery. A signature is required upon receipt. Please allow 2-4 working days (2-6 days in December) for delivery within the UK.
Books produced by Fairfield Books (Being Geoffrey Boycott, The Legend of Sparkhill, Summer Days Promise, Who Only Cricket Know, Beyond the Boundaries, Golden Summers, Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2022 and 2021, The Official History of the Cricket World Cup):
These items are usually dispatched the next working day, via Royal Mail 1st class. Please allow 2-4 working days (2-6 days in December) for delivery within the UK. Global shipping is via MHI Priority (untracked) and typically takes 6-10 days. Orders for UK delivery including more than one item may be sent 2nd class – if this is the case, delivery may take 1-2 days longer.
All other books (The Covers Are Off: Civil War at Lord’s and It’s Always Summer Somewhere: A Matter of Life and Cricket):
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Global shipping is available, sent via Royal Mail International Signed For. The delivery time varies depending on the region, but typically takes 5-7 working days.
The shipping cost for international orders is calculated at checkout, based on your delivery address.
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