“‘Readers who have fallen in love with Australian mysteries, thrillers and crime novels have a whole world to discover with fantastic authors bringing the southern hemisphere to life...As in the UK, cricket is a national passion in Australia and Jock Serong delves into the murky world of professional sportsmen.’”
— Jane Harper, Daily Mail
“‘A deeply interesting novel about sibling rivalry, family, masculinity, and the game of cricket...Serong is a talented storyteller, and he brings this unusual world to life.’”
— Booklist
“‘Merges my childhood dreamscape of hot days and sporting ambition with a page-turning thriller set within the rot of professional sport. Beautifully Melbourne. Get on it!’”
— Tony Wilson
“‘ The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong, while classified as ‘crime’, is a compelling literary novel dissecting toxic sporting culture and its fallout.’”
— Paddy O’Reilly, Australian Book Review , 2016 Books of the Year
“‘One of the great novels written about sport...Delicious. It’s the top read of the summer.’”
— Stuff NZ
“‘My favourite reading experience of the year (and I don’t even like cricket).’”
— Heather Taylor Johnson, Sydney Morning Herald ’s Year in Reading
“‘ The Rules of Backyard Cricket got the thumbs up from everyone.’”
— Favourite Fiction for 2016, Avenue Bookstore
“‘Blow me down if I didn’t hang on every word.’”
— Clare Wright, Best Books of 2016, Australian
Rules of Backyard Cricket The
Year
2016
Pages
304
Praise
“‘Readers who have fallen in love with Australian mysteries, thrillers and crime novels have a whole world to discover with fantastic authors bringing the southern hemisphere to life...As in the UK, cricket is a national passion in Australia and Jock Serong delves into the murky world of professional sportsmen.’”
— Jane Harper, Daily Mail
“‘A deeply interesting novel about sibling rivalry, family, masculinity, and the game of cricket...Serong is a talented storyteller, and he brings this unusual world to life.’”
— Booklist
“‘Merges my childhood dreamscape of hot days and sporting ambition with a page-turning thriller set within the rot of professional sport. Beautifully Melbourne. Get on it!’”
— Tony Wilson
“‘ The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong, while classified as ‘crime’, is a compelling literary novel dissecting toxic sporting culture and its fallout.’”
— Paddy O’Reilly, Australian Book Review , 2016 Books of the Year
“‘One of the great novels written about sport...Delicious. It’s the top read of the summer.’”
— Stuff NZ
“‘My favourite reading experience of the year (and I don’t even like cricket).’”
— Heather Taylor Johnson, Sydney Morning Herald ’s Year in Reading
“‘ The Rules of Backyard Cricket got the thumbs up from everyone.’”
— Favourite Fiction for 2016, Avenue Bookstore
“‘Blow me down if I didn’t hang on every word.’”
— Clare Wright, Best Books of 2016, Australian
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