Not Dark Yet - Mike Harfield

For over 30 years the Mike Harfield XI has withstood atrocious umpiring, dreadful hangovers, bad haircuts and a woeful lack of talent, only to encounter an even greater adversity – middle age.

What is it that makes men defy their doctor’s orders and carry on playing cricket? If it is OK for Botham and Gower to swap the rigours of the cricket field for the comfort of the studio and the golf course, why do some cricketers feel the need to carry on raging against the dying of the light?

Spiced with humour, the tales of epic annual encounters at Clifton Hampden are told alongside more modest affairs at Lord’s, Headingley and Old Trafford. If you love cricket, or have even a mild affection for it, you will love this book.