TEST CRICKET Jarrod Kimber

Test Cricket 

Softcover Jarrod Kimber 

Test Cricket is an odyssey into crickets heart and history, filled with heroes, villains, laughter, tears, bats and balls.

No subject has escaped cricket writer and filmmaker Jarrod Kimber in his chronicling of Test match cricket. He takes cricket fans through all the seismic events in crickets tragicomic history, from its accidental birth to its run-in with death. Lords, maharajahs and refugees have all played the game that has survived many wars, corruption and terrorism to still be standing still be captivating today. Cricket has been dented by history, evolved by nature, grown entire nations and had to fight just to remain. This is not just the story of the people who played the game; this is Test crickets story.

The author has a great way of writing and I found many chapter to be almost as gripping as the physical game itself. The book covers all aspects of test cricket from its inception and although written by an Aussie, is written without bias. Jarrod gives credit where it is due. Reading this book was an engaging as watching the final over or a tense test match. A recommended read to fill up the void of no test cricket.