Benjamin Golby

He is un-sexy, he talks gobbledygook, he is Justin Langer, he is me

He is un-sexy, he talks gobbledygook, he is Justin Langer, he is me

Langer personifies the worst in Australian cricket culture, as well as its best. Nobody knows this better than fellow Western Australians

25-Dec-2018•Benjamin Golby

In Colombo, three is not a crowd

In Colombo, three is not a crowd

Learn more about the SSC, P Sara and the Premadasa and you will understand Sri Lanka a bit better as a country

19-Nov-2018•Nicholas Brookes and Benjamin Golby

Cricket a la Plum

Cricket a la Plum

In the hands of the legendary humorist PG Wodehouse, the game becomes quirkier and even more delightful

19-Aug-2017•Benjamin Golby

When Sachin Tendulkar explores the cosmic mysteries

When Sachin Tendulkar explores the cosmic mysteries

In the fantastical novel Centurion, the Indian sporting icon goes on a quest to understand reality itself

15-Jul-2017•Benjamin Golby

Gateway to the Caribbean

Gateway to the Caribbean

If you're a fan of West Indian cricket, you're likely to fall in love with the region's literature

01-Jun-2017•Benjamin Golby

Madras machinations

Madras machinations

Mike Marqusee's only cricket novel isn't as fine as his non-fiction works, but with murder, political intrigue and romance thrown into the mix, it's entertaining

01-May-2017•Benjamin Golby

Fantasy cricket

Fantasy cricket

Michael O'Leary's Out of It is a trippy read, one where Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin entertain you with their batting exploits

03-Apr-2017•Benjamin Golby

The migrant

The migrant

Immigration and its contents: Netherland, a novel that was able to assimilate an alien sport in an American setting

02-Mar-2017•Benjamin Golby

Small wonder

Small wonder

RK Narayan's beloved novel may be classified as children's cricket fiction, but it is not limited by its genre

02-Jan-2017•Benjamin Golby

Blokesville

Blokesville

Malcolm Knox writes about racism, pornography and dysfunctional families, all within the narrative of a Sydney Test match

01-Dec-2016•Benjamin Golby

A five-day cricket affair

A five-day cricket affair

The tale of a person who isn't interested in the game but keeps crossing paths with it

02-Nov-2016•Benjamin Golby

The greatest cricketer who never lived

The greatest cricketer who never lived

In the first of a series on cricket in fiction, a look at Chinaman, in which the game isn't so much plot driver as plinth

03-Oct-2016•Benjamin Golby

Rhythm nation

Rhythm nation

Calypso songs about cricket and everything else

02-May-2016•Benjamin Golby

The year of travelling placidly

The year of travelling placidly

Letter from... Iloilo, Philippines

01-Apr-2016•Benjamin Golby

Let the records show

Let the records show

Fifteen years after Bradman's death, a look back at the songs he inspired - and how they reveal more about Australia as a nation than about the man himself

02-Feb-2016•Benjamin Golby

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