Collecting hundreds of quips and quotes, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Test Match Special Book of Cricket Quotes is a cricket fanâs indispensable guide to bats, beards, boundaries and bowls.
From witty sayings and wise words, to doubles entendres, and legendary moments from cricketing history, youâll find the perfect line for every occasion.
âI've never got to the bottom of streakingâ- Jonathan Agnew
âOn the first day Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off' - Trevor Bailey
âBill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculatorâ- John Arlott
'Strangely, in slow motion, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer' - David Acfield
'I'm not into caps with lots of diamonds on them, like KP' - James Anderson
'How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?' - Rafa Benitez on test cricket
âI don't think we choked this time. We never played well enough to chokeâ - Craig Matthews
âFlintoff starts in, his shadow beside him. Where else would it be?â- Henry Blofeld
âI once delivered a simple ball, which I was told, had it gone far enough, would have been considered a wideâ - Lewis Carroll
The Test Match Special Book of Cricket Quotes - Dan Waddell
Collecting hundreds of quips and quotes, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Test Match Special Book of Cricket Quotes is a cricket fanâs indispensable guide to bats, beards, boundaries and bowls.
From witty sayings and wise words, to doubles entendres, and legendary moments from cricketing history, youâll find the perfect line for every occasion.
âI've never got to the bottom of streakingâ- Jonathan Agnew
âOn the first day Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off' - Trevor Bailey
âBill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculatorâ- John Arlott
'Strangely, in slow motion, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer' - David Acfield
'I'm not into caps with lots of diamonds on them, like KP' - James Anderson
'How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?' - Rafa Benitez on test cricket
âI don't think we choked this time. We never played well enough to chokeâ - Craig Matthews
âFlintoff starts in, his shadow beside him. Where else would it be?â- Henry Blofeld
âI once delivered a simple ball, which I was told, had it gone far enough, would have been considered a wideâ - Lewis Carroll