1 review for Oliver, Scott – Sticky Dogs and Stardust, Wisden Book of the Year

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   Ken – November 11, 2024

   PRAISE FOR STICKY DOGS AND STARDUST

   The Wisden Book of the Year award goes to Sticky Dogs and Stardust, for its fund of astonishing stories, which would have remained untold without Scott Oliver’s labours, and for the élan and verve of his writing… [He] clearly has a profound understanding of and love for the local game [and] has done a magnificent job researching and recovering these stories, delving into mildewed scorebooks, interviewing teammates and opponents.
   Anthony McGowan, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack

   Been a big fan of Scott Oliver for a long time. Great attention to detail for cricket allied to fun gossip. The David Foster Wallace of cricket. His book, Sticky dogs and Stardust, is a delight. Couldn’t recommend it more
   George Dobell, The Cricketer

   This book was a cracking idea
   Martin Chandler, CricketWeb.net

   This book is a gem. Reading and relishing this labour of love from freelance journalist and club cricketer Scott Oliver, one can easily understand why it was shortlisted for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award… The rollercoaster ride to a seasonal climax is so grippingly well written that it rivals the best ever writing about social cricket in Hugh de Selincourt’s The Cricket Match or AG McDonnell’s England Their England.
   Philip Fisher, Cricket Society Journal

   A rip-roaring journey through league cricket full of heart-warming stories, tales of derring-do and some brilliantly absurd anecdotes […] A passion to tell these stories leaps off every page like a Curtly Ambrose bouncer.
   Timothy Abraham, The Cricketer