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Spin, to Top Spin
By Will last year, at the end of October, 1 Comment »
Those not in the know (surely none of you, oh dear readers) will have heard Lawrence Booth’s move from the Guardian to the halls of the Daily Mail. His essential weekly round-up email, Spin, has morphed to Top Spin at the Daily Mail’s site. Pen pics for England’s frighteningly forthcoming tour of South Africa is first on the agenda.
But Spin readers need not fret, for Lawrence has handed over the reins to Andy Bull, one of sport journalism’s up-and-comers. It’s in good hands, and remains required reading if cricket’s your bag.
1 Comment »Competition: win signed copies of Arm-ball to Zooter
By Will 4 years ago, mid-September, 34 Comments »
Got quite a few books piling up here so it’s time for a competition. I have two copies of Arm-ball to Zooter – still warm from the oven – the new book from The Guardian’s Lawrence Booth. A fine writer and allround good egg, Lawrence has even agreed to sign the books, thereby raising its antique value by several thousand percent.
Joking aside it’s a terrific read, as you would expect, and well worth the mere £7.79 from Amazon. So treat yourself to a new book – one which, thankfully, isn’t an autobiography from a veteran international batsman of 14 months…
Competition
We’ve run a few limerick competitions in the past which have gone down well. For those not sure of the style a limerick takes, it’s really simple: using one of the two starting lines below, construct a five-line verse with the rhyme scheme of aabba. See here for ideas.
So, use either of the first lines below and get cracking. Competition will run until I get very bored; keep it cricket-based as much as you can, and the best two will win one of Lawrence’s books.
1) When Flintoff asked Ponting to lunch…
2) At Brisbane one day by the sea…
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