Zimmer Men
The Trials and Tribulations of the Ageing Cricketer
$41.85
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 August 2006
Summary
Ten years after his classic Rain Men - ‘cricket’s answer to Fever Pitch,’ said the Daily Telegraph - Marcus Berkmann returns to the strange and wondrous world of village cricket, where players sledge their team-mates, umpires struggle to count up to six, the bails aren’t on straight and the team that fields after a hefty tea invariably loses.
This time he’s on the trail of the Ageing Cricketer, having suddenly realised that he is one himself and playing in a team wit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349119151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349119155 |
| Author: | Marcus Berkmann |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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A book about, and for, anyone whose dreams outreach their abilities - GUARDIAN
[a] humorous masterpiece to treasure - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYBerkmann’s observation and wit reveals all that’s truly great about cricket and the spirit of the sport. The Game of Life as it should be played. - LADS MAGBerkmann’s acute powers of observation, especially of the ageing male species, are cutting but accurate. And under his penmanship the generalisation is wholly reasonable. - INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Marcus Berkmann
Marcus Berkmann is the author of Rain Men. He writes regularly for the Oldie, Private Eye and the Spectator.
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