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| John Cleary, a former League President, Jim Carnegie, a former Middleton (now Thornham) cricketer and Derek V Parker, a former Ashton pro have written books which may be of interest to League Members and other cricket lovers: - | |
| A Class Innings by John Cleary | |
| "A Schoolteacher of vision, a cricket lover, with a host of tales to tell and an entrepreneur keeping a closely-guarded secret, John Cleary has lived a full and entertaining life. In his absorbing autobiography, let him take you through a story packed with personal achievement and larger-than-life characters." | |
| - Test-match umpire John Holder | |
| "Few people are lucky enough to enjoy a life so rich and fulfilling as John. Let him share his exploits with you in this thoroughly entertaining account" | |
| - Keith McHugh, Oldham Evening Chronicle | |
| The book is available for £9.95 from books@madeleinelindley.com or from Amazon. | |
| In a Different League by Jim Carnegie | |
| A collection of fresh, amusing stories gathered over 50 years of playing all over England. | |
| Jim highlights cricket's north-south divide by comparing the timed, friendly games he sauntered through in and around London in the 1960s and 70s with the somewhat more combative league battles fought out in Yorkshire and Lancashire since then. Their atmosphere has as much in common as Botham has with Boycott or Eton has with Heywood. | |
| To order your copy of the book (RRP £9.99) you can ring Jim Carnegie on 0161 643 3923 or email him at jmcarnegie@yahoo.co.uk. The book is also available from Amazon. | |
| The Pained Willow by Derek V Parker | |
| Description from Amazon: | |
| "A semi-autobiographical novel, but written with a degree of literary licence. This novel tells of League cricket played in the north of England. The central character, Peter, succeeds and finally declines as a League Professional. The story of this journey is told using amusing anecdotes of his life right from childhood, through school days, his sexual exploits as a teenager and finally into a settled marriage. Through later life, his battle with authority and fondness for drink inevitably leads to his talent going to waste. Names and place names have been changed. Contains strong language." | |
| A Lancastrian by birth, Derek has lived in the North of England all his life. He has worked in varied environments, but sport has been his main focus, both as a professional and an agent, so he understands the emotions generated by success and failure. | |
| The book is available on Kindle from Amazon. | |
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