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Not Dark Yet: A Very Funny Book About a Very Serious Game Paperback – 17 Mar 2008

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Product details

  • Paperback: 152 pages
  • Publisher: Loose Chippings Books (17 Mar. 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0955421713
  • ISBN-13: 978-0955421716
  • Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.1 x 20.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 13,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Mike Harfield used to work for a large multi-national company (think Tony Curtis talking to Marilyn Monroe on the beach in Some Like it Hot). He was made redundant in the early 1990s. After a while, the company thought that it had made a mistake and so asked him back. A few years later they realised that actually it hadn't been a mistake, and made him redundant again. For this last act he was, and continues to be, eternally grateful. It enabled him to watch virtually every ball of the 2005 Ashes series and write Not Dark Yet. Every cloud has a silver lining, except of course when it brings rain to prevent an England victory. During the summer he plays cricket for the Ash Tree CC at Prestbury in Cheshire. His first book, Not Dark Yet, was published in 2008. His latest book, Spirit on the Water, was published in 2011.

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Of similar books, it's the best - Charles Randall, Daily Telegraph Cricket Correspondent A worthy addition to the world of cricket humour - Sir Tim Rice Book of the month - All Out Cricket Magazine Highly recommended - 334 Not Out I laughed so much I nearly passed my fags round - David Lloyd Very entertaining and enjoyable - Christopher Martin Jenkins A marvellously evocative portrayal of village cricket - Steve Knowles The gentle, droll evocation of the pleasures of cricket - Wisden Cricketer

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Mike Harfield used to work for a large multi-national company (think Tony Curtis talking to Marilyn Monroe on the beach in Some Like it Hot). He was made redundant in the early 1990s. After a while, the company thought that it had made a mistake and so asked him back. A few years later they realised that actually it hadn't been a mistake, and made him redundant again. For this last act he was, and continues to be, eternally grateful. It enabled him to watch virtually every ball of the 2005 Ashes series and write Not Dark Yet. Every cloud has a silver lining, except of course when it brings rain to prevent an England victory. During the summer he plays cricket for the Ash Tree CC at Prestbury in Cheshire (except for one weekend when he can be found at Clifton Hampden). Foreword by David Lloyd (Lancashire, England and Sky Commentator)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
A companion book for middle aged rubbish cricketers
By DB on 19 July 2008
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Imagine the intensity and stats content of Fever Pitch (the book, not the film - which is pretty good, but not the same), but about village cricket. One of the books I wish I had written myself.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing
By Frox on 7 April 2010
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I really wanted to like this book as I loved Rain Men, Zimmer Men, Penguins Stopped Play etc; I also grew up near where the book is set in Oxfordshire so I'm familiar with the pubs and ground mentioned in the text.
Unfortunately, Not Dark Yet isn't in the same league as the books mentioned above, it reads more like an extended article and is pretty uninspiring throughout. The political comments seem very out of place and add nothing to the tale.
Probably just about worth buying second hand for a couple of quid but otherwise I'd be inclined to give it a miss.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Very Disappointing
By Matt on 5 April 2010
Format: Paperback
Sadly this was a real disappointment. Despite being well written it doesn't capture the imagination in any way and really isn't that funny. One audiable laugh for the whole book doesn't befit the claim on the cover.

There are a number of similar books of this ilk that are a delight - Rain Men has a genuine charm and Penguins Stopped Play has a tremendously mischievous spirit... not to mention a surpising capacity to make grown men cry before it's finished.

Not Dark Yet lacks the essential charm that these sorts of books require to hold a reader - and frankly was a waste of money. Its regular political commentary felt turgid, and it recycles many well-known facts about cricket in a way that makes you realise you've heard most of them before.

This book unfortunately joins Shane Warne's extraordinarily dull autobiography and Graham Thorpe's painfully bitter account of his career as the worst cricket books I've ever read.

One to avoid, I'm afraid.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good, but a bit short
By Worldweary on 16 July 2009
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This is an entertaining book that covers similar subject matter to Marcus Berkmann's "Rain Men" and "Zimmer Men". Any club cricketer will smile and laugh along with the stories of Mike Harfield's trials and tribulations as captain of a cricket team who have played just one match per season for the last 30+ years.

My only criticisms are that it is not all that long (I read it in two fairly short sessions) and it occasionally veers off at a tangent into other subjects. In particular, there are a few political semi-rants which come out of nowhere and seem at odds with the book's otherwise easy and laid back style.

Overall, recommended for cricket lovers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Bad Light Stopped Play
By Brow on 13 May 2010
Format: Paperback
Meh. This book falls way short of the quality served up by berkmen and Thompson in the titles mentioned in other reviews. A book not mentioned here is Fatty Batter by Michael Simkins, that really is up there with proper cricket humour. Not Dark yet only sells due to a tenuous link to Bumble.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
patchy
By Great Gatsby on 19 Sept. 2010
Format: Paperback
For anyone who has ever tried to assemble 11 men on a cricket pitch at 2.30 on a Sunday afternoon, this book contains a lot of all too familiar stories (and excuses!), mixed in with some rambling reminiscences of how, over the course of 3 decades, a single annual fixture has infuriated, delighted, baffled and entertained some village cricketers. But it's not "Rain Men" (or its (better IMHO) follow up "Zimmer Men"). It just isn't as funny as often. It's not as rich and it doesn't really capture the atmosphere of what it's like to go from cricketing enthusiasm and promise to middle-aged lethargy and non-availability due to wife/kids/DIY etc etc. On the other hand, if I knew when the fixture was being played (I know where the ground is very well!), I would go and watch it just to see some of the characters described in the book in action!
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29 of 33 people found the following review helpful
A great read for anyone who has played club cricket
By NAC6562 on 25 Jun. 2008
Format: Paperback
This is a "must-read" book for anyone who has played cricket, returned to cricket later in life or simply loves the game in all its forms from the beach to the MCC !
Hugely entertaining, funny, witty, and well-observed throughout.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Awful
By Tony A on 4 Sept. 2010
Format: Paperback
A self-indulgent tragedy of a book. It may be about "a very serious game" but it is definitely "not a very funny book". In fact, it's not even mildly entertaining. I'd recommend you spend your money on something else. Anything else.
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