The Test Match Special Book of Cricket Quotes

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<p>Collecting hundreds of quips and quotes, and beautifully illustrated throughout,<i>The Test Match Special Book of Cricket Quotes</i>is a cricket fans indispensable guide to bats, beards, boundaries and bowls.</p><p>From witty sayings and wise words, to doubles entendres, and legendary moments from cricketing history, youll find the perfect line for every occasion.</p><p>I've never got to the bottom of streaking- Jonathan Agnew</p><p>On the first day Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off' - Trevor Bailey</p><p>Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator- John Arlott</p><p>'Strangely, in slow motion, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer' - David Acfield</p><p>'I'm not into caps with lots of diamonds on them, like KP' - James Anderson</p><p>'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</p><p>I don't think we choked this time. We never played well enough to choke - Craig Matthews</p><p>Flintoff starts in, his shadow beside him. Where else would it be?- Henry Blofeld</p><p>I once delivered a simple ball, which I was told, had it gone far enough, would have been considered a wide - Lewis Carroll</p>

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Dan Waddell is a journalist, novelist and author. He covered two seasons of county cricket for the<i>Daily Telegraph</i>and his books include<i>Who Do You Think You Are?</i>and<i>Field of Shadows: The Remarkable True Story of the English Cricket Tour of Nazi Germany, 1937</i>. He captains Acton 2nd XI in the Middlesex County League where he tries and fails to pass on sage advice to young players.

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