The Essential Arlott on Cricket

Essential writings about cricket by the essential cricket commentator.

'"Essential" is a big word in terms of ambition, but the contents of this book were essential in their time to the writer - but, while he cannot claim that they will be that to a reader, he wishes everyone who does read them something of the pleasure he had from writing them.' John Arlott, from the Preface

Across a broadcasting career of some thirty-four years, the late John Arlott's commentating on cricket, above all on '...