Sharing My Love of Cricket: Playing the Game and Spreading the Word

by Henry Blofeld

The world in which I began my life in cricket could hardly be further away from the world of cricket today.

Henry Blofeld has been close to the heart of cricket for over fifty years. He has seen the game grow into a hugely international sport, where franchises continue to have massive influence and more and more games are added to the world calendar.

It wasn't always this way and in Tranquillity and Tumult, Blowers reflects on how cricket used to be and where it is headed. He explores the big shifts, innovations and challenges facing the game today, while looking back at his life and career recounting his cherished memories of his beloved sport.

With his signature wit and insight, he compared the cricketing landscape of today with the cherished memories of yesteryear.

289 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 5, 2024

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

funny and insightful look at the game of cricket through the author playing days and commentating on his love of the game

[Peter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny in parts but less successful on the challenges facing cricket looking forward

[Subhadeep Das · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had high expectations from the book and hoped it would present stories from Blofeld’s long career as a commentator. The first part of the book achieves that, but the second part seemed all about Test cricket being pushed aside by T20 franchises, and India is ruling ICC and Bazball is something cricket has never seen before. It ends up boring and repetitive; perhaps the same message could have been delivered in fewer pages. It worth a read for the first part of the book.

[Steve Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of cricket in general and of Henry Blofeld in particular. This book highlights so many things wrong with the thinking of the ICC in how they govern the sport, but also shows - occasionally - that the writer was born in 1939 and his moral standards are really beginning to show his age. That said, this is actually a well written and well thought out book about where the world of cricket is right now and what it is doing wrong

[Michael Hastings · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anything by Blowers is a good read, his autobiography is one of the best but unfortunately a lot of that is repeated here. It's interesting enough to enjoy reading again to be fair as is most of the earlier chapters. The second half of the book is Blower's take on the modern Cricket scene and despite being only a couple of years old, this already feels dated.

[David Hewitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very amusing

[Taffy Rance · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sobering read for fans of Test Match cricket. Here's hoping that the T20 and franchise stranglehold on cricket finances will allow players to participate in the longer format.