The Club

""How is cricket run? The Club, at last, provides answers where there have previously only been questions."" -- Gideon Haigh ""Rod Lyall is a passionate and learned observer of the global phenomenon – part sport, part business – known as cricket. This is an essential and timely book."" -- Joseph O’Neill ""This is a riveting and important document on the history of the ICC. The political machinations in cricket tend to be underreported, with few journalists willing to dig deep. But Rod Lyall has been plugged in for decades and his knowledge shines through on these pages. The power structure in cricket has long been contentious and learning about these dynamics - with shifts in power also mirroring the erosion of colonialism which underpin this British sport - provides an understanding on the decisions, for better or worse, that are being made from the top."" -- Tristan Lavalette ""Never before has an author squarely and unflinchingly addressed the governance of the game and exposed how the decisions of a select few have dictated how cricket has developed and the state it finds itself in now. In The Club Rod Lyall has filled that gap in the cricketing canon and has done so with relish and aplomb. The Club is a triumph of erudition and scholarship and is a must read for those who are curious about how the game developed and how it is run."" -- Tim Brooks * Emerging Cricket *