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Max Walker has authored 14 books including his latest book “Caps, Hats & Helmets”.
Caps, Hats & Helmets – Cricket’s a funny game!
Caps, Hats & Helmets – Cricket’s a funny game!
The difficult exercise of writing about sport in the 21st Century is the sheer blanked of media coverage.
We can plant the bum on a couch and watch a Test match, six hours a day, start of play to stumps. You can listen to the “end of play” summary or ball-by-ball description on radio. Television news compresses both the scoreboard and the highlights package. Daily newspapers provide another insight into the drama with appropriate images to match the headlines.
I believe cricket books should take the reader to a different place – a bridge to the theatre of the mind. A space they would not normally inhabit.
Under every cap, hat and helmet are a million stories. No matter what the viewpoint – winner/loser, batsman/bowler/keeper, spectator/commentator, father/mother … the game is compelling.
Individual passion expands to accommodate that connection.
Storytelling is part of the belonging and part of the sharing which the game delivers over time. Glue.
Former Prime Minister John Howard describes himself as a cricket tragic – he’s not alone.
The cricket community is energized by these like-mined people. They love the game and the game reciprocates in many dimensions.
I trust I can provide a gate to the greatest game of all. Please walk through as if you’re striding to the crease with expectation way beyond ability.
Smile, laugh, connect … and then tell your story. Because then, like a mirror, another story will be reflected from the wearer of a different Cap, Hat and Helmet.
C’mon Aussie C’mon!
Tangles By Max Walker and Neil Philipson
Cricketer at the Crossroads By Max Walker and Neil Philipson
Back to Bay 13 By Max Walker & Peter MacFarlane
The Wit of Walker By Max Walker and Mike Coward
How to Hypnotise Cooks By Max Walker
How to Tame Lions By Max Walker
How to Kiss a Crocodile By Max Walker
How to Puzzle a Python By Max Walker
The Best of Max Walker By Max Walker
A Chip of the Old Block By Max Walker
Sports Jokes By Max Walker and Brian Doyle
Ladies and Gentleman By Max Walker and Mike McColl Jones
The Volunteers By Max Walker and Gerry Gleeson
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