Post by jaybee on Sept 7, 2016 18:00:23 GMT
What Was Wrong with that then, Umps?
by Matthew Stevenson
(Olympia Publishers, softback, 293 pp, £8.99)
by Matthew Stevenson
(Olympia Publishers, softback, 293 pp, £8.99)
Attached is a review by Stephen Chalke of Matthew Stevenson's record of the last 5 years' umpiring. Stephen says:
There have been several cricketers’ diaries, but this may be the first umpire’s diary – and, as such, it has an engaging freshness. Covering his first five summers of officiating in Buckinghamshire, Matthew Stevenson takes the reader into the inner world of the club umpire: negotiating the quirkiness of local grounds, keen to do his job well, cursing himself for his mistakes.
It is a thoughtful book, with much that will be helpful to those setting out as umpires. It reflects on the more difficult laws and on such issues as whether the umpires should keep the score. It also provides a fascinating snapshot of recreational cricket in one area: the range of matches, the settings, the teas and, above all, the characters.
It is a warm book, book, written by somebody in love with the game....
It is a thoughtful book, with much that will be helpful to those setting out as umpires. It reflects on the more difficult laws and on such issues as whether the umpires should keep the score. It also provides a fascinating snapshot of recreational cricket in one area: the range of matches, the settings, the teas and, above all, the characters.
It is a warm book, book, written by somebody in love with the game....
