Yakking Around the World: A Cricketer's Quest for Love and Utopia

by Simon Hughes

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Genres: Autobiography, Travel, Biography, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Simon Peter Hughes is an English cricketer and journalist. He is the son of the actor Peter Hughes, and the brother of historian Bettany Hughes.


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Reviews

[Hugo Lester · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yeah quality stuff again thanks Simon. Would recommend

[Clive Grewcock · Rating 2 out of 5]

Much as I enjoyed 'A Lot Of Hard Yakka' this feels like Hughes' equivalent of a band's tricky second album. Less said the better, but there is content in here I'd rather not have read and if his 18 year old daughter stumbles over this, I'm sure she'd rather not read it.

[Darla Ebert · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was an UN-pleasant surprise, although the author made noble attempts at humor. I just found his regurgitation of events as incredibly vulgar. I admit was I was taken aback and disappointed.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good holiday read.. easy, entertaining made me want to eat curry, go swimming , watch cricket and drink tea! All good!

[Keith Astbury · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK but nowhere near as good as Hard Yakka x

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having never really paying too much attention to Simon Hughes as a cricketer, I became aware of him as the analyst on Channel 4 whilst they had the rights to cover Test Matches.

A friend recommended his books as inetrestingly amusing diversion. They were!

How one man can have so much fun, whilst basically "winging-it" I'll never know! The end result is this and his other books that are so funny that it's a wonder one doesn't rupture oneself.

[Eddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well written and entertaining insight into the life of a young professional cricketer