On and Off the Field, by Ed Smith

On and Off the Field by Ed Smith

I'm reading a cricket book! Must confess that I'm not all clear on the lingo, but having watched lots of cricket on TV plus one live match during our Down Under trip, I at least do know about test matches v. one-day ones, wickets, stumps, bails, overs, batsmen, bowlers, centuries, etc. Besides, I love baseball. If I could find an analytical, unsentimental, introspective account of a Major League season written by an educated baseball player who is also introspective, erudite and witty, I'd be the first one to read it. Ed Smith happens to be the cricket-equivalent of such a person. Reading the book makes me wish that we'd get some cricket coverage on TV here. The World Cup is coming up in March. Unfortunately, the Canadian team is so weak...