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Cricket in fiction

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

Class (struggle) is permanent

Class (struggle) is permanent

Overshadowed by greater writers, Dudley Carew and Bruce Hamilton wrote cricket novels set in the old world but with contemporary concerns

02-Feb-2017•Gideon Haigh

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

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