The Amazing Test Match Crime by Adrian Alington - ISBN: 9780349143880
Paperback
The Amazing Test Match Crime, first published in 1939, is a wicked yet affectionate comedy of cricketing (and criminal) manners, proving - as if proof were needed - that a straight bat and nimble spinning finger will always win through.

The Amazing Test Match Crime

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    5 June 2019

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Summary

All England waited with passionate eagerness for the final match to be played at the Oval. For this was to be played to a finish and would decide the fate of the Ashes.

It is 1938 and England is brimming with excitement as the final Test Match against Imperia draws near. But no corner of the land has the fate of the Ashes closer to its heart than the village of Wattlecombe Ducis, Glebeshire.

It was here at the Manor House that Norman Blood, captain of England,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349143880
ISBN-10:0349143889
Author:Adrian Alington, Marcus Berkmann
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:5 June 2019
Weight:200g
Dimensions:196mm x 126mm x 14mm
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Critics Review

I can quite honestly say that I have never laughed as much at a book since I read about that classic cricket match in England Their England

A glorious romp

Stuff a copy down your trousers without delay ! Robert Winder

About The Author

Adrian Alington

Marcus Berkmann has spent more than thirty years sitting in front of various television screens swearing at incompetent England batsmen. In his leisure time he has written columns on sport for Punch, the Independent on Sunday and the Daily Express. He is a regular contributor to Private Eye and film critic of the Oldie, and writes book reviews for the Daily Mail. His books include Rain Men: The Madness of Cricket, Zimmer Men: The Trials and Tribulations of the Ageing Cricketer, Fatherhood: The Truth and A Matter of Facts: The Insider’s Guide to Quizzing.

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