Book description
Nick is an ace wicket-keeper who loves to play cricket. He greatly
respects his primary school coach who believes in the spirit of cricket
and trains the team to play fairly. As the end of primary school draws
near, Nick decides to join a local club so he can keep improving at the
game. With the encouragement of his father, Nick joins his dad's old
club and earns a spot as wicket-keeper. Unfortunately things don't go to
plan and Nick's dreams turn sour. The team members are unfriendly, being
more interested in personal achievements than team effort, and as far as
Nick is concerned they don't play by the rules. Torn between his
mother's sense of fair play and his father's dreams that his son would
play for his old cricket team, Nick becomes increasingly unhappy as the
true nature of his new team mates comes to light. Sledging the
opposition, tampering with the ball, ignoring the captain and refusing
to 'walk' are behaviours that Nick does not agree with. His first
reaction is to leave the club and, when he walks after being given not
out, anger builds between him and the team. It is time to get out or
make a stand. From Raewyn Caisley, the acclaimed and established author
of TOP MARKS, IN UNION, HOT SHOT, TENNIS STAR, QUEEN'S CUBBY, FREE STYLE
and GREAT LEAD, comes another book in the popular Junior Sports Series.
As an ex-cricketer and father of three young children, I enjoyed how Not
Cricket touches on the various issues in the modern game of cricket. A
great read for budding teenage cricketers.' Raewyn Caisley was born in
New Zealand but has lived in Australia for the past twenty years. She
currently lives in Fremantle with her husband, Terry, and their son,
Jack. Raewyn has written several books about different sports including
KARATE STAR, TENNIS STAR and TOP MARKS. Other books for younger readers
include MONKEY TRIX (in the AUSSIE BITES series), THE QUEEN'S CUBBY, and
two AUSSIE NIBBLES - THE MERMAID'S TAIL and TAI'S PENGUIN, both
illustrated by Ann James.
