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In 2005, Aurum republished with success, J.L. Carr's miniature and classic'ictionary of Extra-Ordinary Cricketers'- the book reprinted within a fewonths. Now, in its first collaboration with John Wisden&Co., publishers ofhe celebrated annual'Wisden Cricketers'Almanack', it publishes a similarlyccentric gallery of quixotic and eccentric cricketers, edited by acclaimedricket writer Gideon Haigh. But where readers of J.L. Carr were never quiteure whether the author had somehow embellished - or even completely invented the facts about the cricketers he anthologised, the esoteric details andad whimsies recorded in these obituaries are exactly as they appeared in theugust pages of the Almanack itself. Thus, we read of Anthony Ainley, whoesides a claim to fame of playing the Master in'Dr. Who', opened theatting clad in'sunblock, helmet and swimming goggles'and always took hiseas alone in his car,'possibly because he despised cheeses of all kinds'.'here is the Rev. Reginald Heber Ross, whose two first-class cricketppearances were separated by a record 32 years.;And there is the 160 pages
Books: Peter the Lord's Cat: And Other Unexpected Obituaries From Wisden
Author
Gideon Haigh
Title
Peter the Lord's Cat: And Other Unexpected Obituaries From Wisden
Publisher name
Aurum Press Ltd 2006 Hardcover
Shipping time
3 - 7 days
Publication year
2006
Vendor name
Book Haven
Vendor rating
Key words
Sport
Topic
Sports&recreation, Cricket
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