The Rules of Backyard Cricket
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| Author | Jock Serong |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Text Publishing |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Publication place | Australia |
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| Pages | 291 pp. |
| ISBN | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
The Rules of Backyard Cricket is a 2016 crime fiction novel by Australian author Jock Serong.[1]
It was described as a "bestseller" on the Publishers Weekly website in October 2016.[2]
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]This is the story of two Australian brothers who start off playing cricket against each other in their backyard: Wally Keefe who ends up a professional cricketer; and Darren who ends up shot in the knee, bound and gagged in the boot of a car.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]Writing in Australian Book Review reviewer Craig Billingham noted: "Reminiscent of Malcolm Knox's A Private Man (2004), which also featured a professional cricketer, the subject under investigation in The Rules of Backyard Cricket is a recognisable variant of the Australian male: white, laconic, barrel-chested, hands shaped by long exposure to bats and balls and beer bottles."[3]
In the Sydney Morning Herald Sue Turnbull called the novel "Beautifully written and acutely observed, The Rules of Backyard Cricket is a noir tour de force."[4]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 2017 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards — Best Crime Novel[5]
- 2017 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction[6]
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