John Stern

An ensemble of CrincInfo bio pages. Simple enough read for someone not versed in the real history of the game. Loaned by a mate, so accompanied by the mildly annoying compulsion to read a book that would otherwise hold no interest. The archetypal 3 out of 5 stocking filler and filler of bath time when a "real" story is too demanding.

"Wisden' asked a group of cricket writers to nominate their favourite cricketer. The results were unpredictable and slightly uneven. I can't help but think that some of the writers decided to pick left field choices (Chris Tavare, Graeme Wood) or contemporaries rather than the idol of their youth (Joel Garner for example).

Hoewever, "My favourite cricketer" is still worth a read on a wet afternoon while waiting for the cricket to restart.