Unplayable

by Simon Rae

When Tom Marlin is scrunched on the football field by the school bully, Devlin, he needs a major operation on his shoulder. He comes out of hospital with his shoulder repaired and the miraculous gift of of being able to turn a cricket ball miles—a gift that transforms his life.

Unplayable tells the gripping story of his dizzying rise through the cricketing ranks—a journey involving danger, controversy, heartbreak, and heroics. This is a story that will appeal strongly to anyone who has ever dreamed of representing their country at cricket.

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First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Simon Rae is a British poet, broadcaster, biographer and playwright who runs the Top Edge Productions theatre company. He won the Poetry Society's National Poetry Competition in 1999 and has also been awarded an Eric Gregory Award and a Southern Arts Literature Bursary and held Royal Literary Fund fellowships at Oxford Brookes and Warwick Universities. His play Grass won a Fringe Highlight award in 2002.