The Willowmen are the bat craftsmen of course. This is a clever tale, interweaving history of the game and the craft, with the personal heartaches and triumphs of two main protagonists, one a young gifted batsman and the other a bat maker, who would have been a classical musician if fate had not intervened. After a slow start - with more details of matches that I had to skim a bit - I found it a very satisfying mixture of fact and fiction.
(Margaret Teh - bwl 108 Spring 2023 ) |
