‘This book was not what I expected,’ writes Jayne Hancock in her review of The Nature of Cricket in the Cricket Society’s new Journal. ‘And all the better for it.’ Though the chapters do set out to examine the flora and fauna of cricket grounds, she explains, ‘they are only used by the author to indicate his feeling that cricket is losing its connection to our environment, as it changes its own “nature” as it attempts to compete in a profit-seeking world.’
‘Coster has done a great job,’ she goes on. ‘The book is full of humour with enjoyable cricket anecdotes, supported by excellent photographs … I enjoyed this book a lot.’