Sticky Dogs and Stardust (Hardcover)

Hardcover. The golden age of this type of story has now passed. The reasons are obvious. Chief among them is theearning power of top players, both from central contracts and on the franchise Twenty20 circuit, as wellas the fact that international and franchise schedules increasingly impinge upon the UK summer.These stories are not entirely obsolete, however, although they will most often involve players taking theirfirst steps on the road to superstardom, future stars before they became household names. Then there areplayers in the twilight of their careers, if not former stars then certainly with their highest peaks behindthem. And between the springtime baby steps and the autumnal last knockings, there are a clutch of chaptersinvolving cricketers in their high-summer pomp, living legends treading the league cricket boards.These magical stories are unique to cricket. And yet no one has collected them in one place. Until now. No other sport offers up stories quite like the ones collected in Sticky Dogs and Stardust. Only cricket allows recreational players to rub shoulders with international stars and even superstars in a fully competitive context, providing them with some of the most cherished memories of their lives. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…