Which ones in your opinion are the 3 best books in cricket literature?
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"A Corner of a Foreign Field: An Indian History of a British Sport" by Ramachandra Guha. How cricket evolved in India, from the days of the British Empire, right through to today. A fascinating study of how race, religion and caste have played an important role in the evolution of cricket in India.
"Bodyline Autopsy" by David Frith. This tells the tale of the infamouse series between England and Australia in 1932/3. A very balanced book, showing the perspective from both camps, including the history of "leg theory" and the repurcussions afterwards. The black and white photos dotted throughout the book add to the atmosphere, and reading it, you almost feel you are there. Meticulously researched, it tells you everything you need to know about Bodyline.
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Ian Botham - My Story
By rights this should have been the greatest book ever as if anyone had a story to tell it was this guy. Botham ruins it by trying to pass on the blame for anything he has ever done wrong and the whole self justification thing gets boring long before the end of the book.
Graham Thorpe - The Autobiography
I was really looking forward to this one. With Thorpe's reputation as an anti-establishment figure the omens were promising. Indeed, after the first few chapters where he is amazingly frank about the break-up of his marriage you'll be thinking "wow brave stuff there, can't wait to read him being equally brave about cricket". Sadly, he doesn't actually shut up about his bloody divorce for the rest of the book.
The porn magazine I hid Adam Gichrist's book in
It's called Hustler. The actual book's not worth mentioning. I wan't the hours I wasted reading this book back.
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