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Some remember his impressive career stats ... others recall his on-field arrogance. Some say he fixed matches . . . others say he was dropped for being Tamil! Who exactly was Pradeep Mathew? And what became of him? WG Karunasena, a man who spent 64 years drinking arrack and watching cricket decides to find out ...If you have never seen a cricket match; or if you have and it has made you snore ...If you can’t understand why anyone would watch, let alone obsess over this dull game ...... then this IS the book for you
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Chinaman, Shehan Karunatilaka
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- 2012
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- Title
- Chinaman
- Subtitle
- The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Shehan Karunatilaka
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 529
- ISBN10
- 8184002858
- ISBN13
- 9788184002850
- Series
- Rating
- 4.45 out of 5
- Description
- Some remember his impressive career stats ... others recall his on-field arrogance. Some say he fixed matches . . . others say he was dropped for being Tamil! Who exactly was Pradeep Mathew? And what became of him? WG Karunasena, a man who spent 64 years drinking arrack and watching cricket decides to find out ...If you have never seen a cricket match; or if you have and it has made you snore ...If you can’t understand why anyone would watch, let alone obsess over this dull game ...... then this IS the book for you