The Vincibles
A Suburban Cricket Season
The spirit of cricket isn't dead. It's just upped and moved to the suburbs.
Opinion
Can't bowl, can't throw, can write. Gideon Haigh has written the funniest book about cricket I've ever read.
-- Mick Molloy
About this Title
Meet Moof, Womble, Castaway, Churchyard and One Dad, a dog called Six Bits and a van known as the Bog Roll Express.
Every summer weekend, the parks of Australia turn themselves over to countless thousands of club cricket matches. One of those clubs is the Yarras.
This is the inside story of their most memorable season, told by the vice-president, chairman of selectors, newsletter editor, trivia-night quizmaster, karaoke impresario and club greyhound shareholder, Gideon Haigh.
The Vincibles is about playing for love, winning with grace, losing with humour, valuing your community, and other anachronistic notions. It features 69 ducks and 257 dropped catches.(Not that we're counting.)
The spirit of cricket isn't dead. It's just upped and moved to the suburbs.
About the Author
Gideon Haigh began his cricket career in the St James Presbyterian under-12Bs, aged nine. He has also been a journalist for 26 years. He lives in Melbourne with his cat, Trumper.
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