An Island's Eleven
The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket
$65.33
- Paperback
- Release Date
12 October 2023
Summary
This first book to tell the full story of cricket in Sri Lanka is sure to be a contender for sports book awards. From Sathasivam to Sangakkara, Murali to Malinga, Sri Lanka can lay claim to some of the world’s most remarkable cricketers – larger-than-life characters, who thumbed convention and played the game their own way. More so than anywhere else in the world, Sri Lankan cricket has an identity. This is the land of pint-sized swashbuckling batsman, on-the-fly innovators and contorted, cry…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781803994703 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1803994703 |
| Author: | Nicholas Brookes |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 850g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 157mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘This is an impeccably researched and beautifully told story, enhanced with anecdotes and first hand accounts, of the rise of Sri Lankan cricket from its colonial roots to becoming world beaters with some of the greatest cricketers to play the game.’
– Mike Selvey‘Nicholas Brookes has filled a gap in cricket literature. This wonderful book, based on compendious research, tells the great story of Sri Lankan cricket, how it began in schools and colleges and emerged to become one of the great forces in world cricket. It is more than a cricket book: it is also indispensable for understanding Sri Lanka itself. This book should be in the library of every serious cricket lover. It has been written with real passion and understanding. A great debut from a serious sports historian.’
– Peter Oborne‘Packed full of brilliant stories, wonderfully told. An essential addition to cricket literature.’
– Tim Wigmore‘This is a great tale, and what’s more, it’s beautifully told.’
– Simon BarnesNicholas Brookes
Nicholas Brookes is an English writer, who has been based in Colombo since April 2018. He has covered Sri Lankan cricket and its history for international publications including ESPN’s The Cricket Monthly and Wisden’s The Nightwatchman.
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