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Cricket Kings
Step into the lives of a team of regular middle-aged men who meet each week to play cricket in their local park. They don’t seem to be extraordinary—they are just like the rest of us—but like everyone, they each have a story to tell. Meet the bus driver with no sense of direction; the bride on the morning of her wedding who looks out onto the oval that she has seen from he...more
282 pages
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(first published January 1st 2007)
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Australia has produced much to marvel at in its stand-in-awe-bow-down-to world class cricketers. In my lifetime alone there has been Steve Waugh – the man to go into the trenches with and who could forget that Sydney innings! Then there was the owner of the incredible ball of the century – what a pity Shane Warne was (is) such a plonker. And I remember one summer many moons ago - I was at some caravan park listening to cricket on the radio when Douggie Walters hit a six off the final ball to giv...more
Cricket Kings, the first novel by William McInnes, is set in late summer in suburban Victoria. The Yarraville West Fourths, a team cobbled together by Chris Andersen, are playing their last game of the season against Trinity on the Cec Bull Memorial Oval. What happens immediately before, during and after the match, to the players, organizers and spectators, makes for plenty of laugh-out-loud moments as well as the occasional lump in the throat. McInnes does an excellent job of portraying these s...more
A bit slow in places but witty nevertheless. Tool me back to my couple of seasons playing sub districts cricket at a neighborhood park on Saturday afternoons through summer at Uni. William McInnes has an amazing way of writing that relates so well to real Aussie childhoods.
I really, really enjoyed this book. In fact it surprised me how much I enjoyed it.
McInnes has a wonderful way of capturing australian quirks and lifestyles in a way that is heart warming and enjoyable. There is no cringe or outright put-down about our own stereotypes - I particularly liked the bit about hard rubbish collection. This books was a nice read, that left you warm and fuzzy and loving being australian! It is also a very easy read but not fluffy. My husband is now enjoying this and it i...more
McInnes has a wonderful way of capturing australian quirks and lifestyles in a way that is heart warming and enjoyable. There is no cringe or outright put-down about our own stereotypes - I particularly liked the bit about hard rubbish collection. This books was a nice read, that left you warm and fuzzy and loving being australian! It is also a very easy read but not fluffy. My husband is now enjoying this and it i...more
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I'm not a cricket fan but I really enjoyed this book. I actually laughed out loud a couple of times. Very Australian, very QLD.
what a great and funny read, very good laugh, all set in one day of a local cricket match.
So much to relate to - fun.
Good aussie book
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My favourite book. I love the way it all comes together in the end.
More warm and fuzzies from Will. I prefer his memoir writing, but he's done well with this one.
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William McInnes is one of Australia’s most popular stage and screen actors. His leading roles in Sea Change and Blue Heelers have made him a household name. The mini-series Shark Net and My Brother Jack earned him widespread critical acclaim. He has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards, and has won a Variety Club Drama Award in 1997 and two Logie awards for Most Outstanding Actor in...more
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