Bowler's Name? : The Life of a Cricketing Also-Ran

The cricketing life of a very-nearly-ran. Tom Hicks went from village green to first-class captain, rubbing shoulders with cricketing royalty while experiencing highs, lows and hilarity. If you've ever wondered what it's like to face 90mph bowling, to have lunch with Mike Gatting or to infiltrate an England post-match party, Hicks is your man.

Bowler''s Name? is a tale of a life in cricket''s margins. Tom Hicks is no household name, but he often rubbed shoulders with cricketing royalty, going from the village green to walking out as captain at Lord''s. As an ambitious youngster, Hicks dreamed of reaching the top. But trying to make it big and balance the demands of university, family, a full-time job and a penchant for post-match fun was no easy feat. Settling for an unglamorous life as a minor county player, cricket took him to all corners of the country, and then across the globe, getting an insight into the nether regions of a cricketing world that was rapidly vanishing. Through the eyes of a cricket nut, Bowler''s Name? takes us on a journey of success, failure, hilarity and often sheer madness. If you''ve ever wondered what it''s like to face 90mph bowling, to have lunch with Mike Gatting or to infiltrate an England post-match party, Hicks is your man. Bowler''s Name? is for fans of cricket idiosyncrasies, lovers of the underdog and anyone who has tried and failed.