Cracking Cricket

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Originally a way for bored shepherds to pass the time, via a first international in New York in 1844, to an estimated 60 million players worldwide today its no surprise that cricket is the second most popular sport in the world.

Find out all about the sport in Cracking Cricket full of jokes, fun facts and spotlight on famous cricketers, perfect for cricket fans and newcomers alike.

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When Robin Bennett grew up he thought he wanted to be a cavalry officer untileveryone else realised that putting him incharge of a tank was a very bad idea. He then became an assistant gravedigger inLondon. After that he had a careerfrantically starting businesses (everythingfrom dog-sitting to tuition to translation)...until finally settling down to writeimprobable stories to keep his childrenfrom killing each other on long carjourneys. Robin plays most sports. Poorly.

Matt Cherry grew upwriting and drawing aboutmonsters before he was toldto stop wasting pencils andget a job. He now lives on the Kentcoast with his wife and twopet children where he stillwrites and draws everyday...only this time with a pen.