This is the story of cricket as it has never been told before: a well tossed-up compilation of surreal match reports, spoof correspondence and quirky cartoons.

A lot of leather has "plunk-plicked" against willow since cricket was first played on the village greens of Olde England. From a Great Victorian refusing to walk (even though his bails have been knocked off by the bowler) to modern-day sledgers playing floodlit pyjama cricket, this book recalls the games achievements, happenings and coincidences.