As a cricketer, Gideon Haigh makes a great cricket writer and 'The Vincibles' is his funniest and most endearing book.
In this diary of a season with the Yarras Cricket Club, the author of 'Mystery Spinner' and 'The Big Ship' has turned aside from biographies for the forgotten greats to show us the forgotten mediocres - players like Johnny, whose first over for the season included a triple bouncer and a full toss six feet over the batsman's head.
More than just a good laugh, this book is also a long-overdue tribute to the journeyman players who give cricket its heart.
