BATTY BALLS and other Wicket Wit - A humo(u)r book of cricket

Puns, funny verse, prose, jokes and new definitions of cricketing terms in a co-production between India and England. Chacha Joe (in England) and Gunjan (in India)re-present cricket in a way you necer expected to see it with the help of illustrations by Sunil S Nair.

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'Batty Balls and other Wicket Wit' by Chacha Joe and Gunjan An illustrated book of cricket humo(u)r in pdf format from www.workinghumor.com/cricket/ and
from http://www.ah-mah-son.com                    ; $5

Further information from:
josephharris@v21mail.co.uk
gunjan@workinghumor.com

Real laughter in new book on cricket Wicket Wit for World Cup viewers

Chacha Joe and Gunjan, in a book of jokes, limericks and verse, mercilessly squeeze laughs new and old from the game. And this is wittily supported by the cartoons of Sunil S Nair.

In the true spirit of International Cricket Chacha Joe (Joseph Harris) is in England and Gunjan (Gunjan Saraf) is in India. And their co-authorship has been conducted entirely by email.

The almost unbelieveable story of Dennis Lillee and the aluminium bat
is revisited here in both verse and prose.

In a bold and brave attempt to update the terms of the 800 year old noble game the Batty Balls' Glossary puns with relish: 'Pitch' becomes 'Yarn offered to an umpire to try to change his decision'; 'Non-striker' is here a 'Follower of Gandhi': and 'In Swinger' is 'a popular party goer'.

There is a section on gambling. The stories show not only how easily corruption enters the game, but also how The Lord Chief Justice Pratt proved true to his name.

All those who take part in the game - including batsmen, bowlers, scorers, viewers - are given makeovers which are wittily accurate enough to cause some gentle squirming.

There are puns galore, both in short jokes and in longer pieces. And there is a guide with sample jokes to other cricket wit on the web.

A short rhyming history reminds us that cricket is the only sport to have changed the course of history. Frederick, Prince of Wales, was killed by a cricket ball. This brought his son, George III, early to the throne. And it was George III's clumsy handling which caused the American War of Independence and the secession of the United States from the British Empire a couple
of centuries ago.

So confident are the authors that readers will enjoy this collection of jokes, puns and humourous verse - all new and freshly written for 'Batty Balls' - that they give a guarantee that if anyone finds nothing to laugh at in 'Batty Balls' they will give them their money back.

They also declare that if you find a lot to laugh at they will not charge you twice!

'Batty Balls and Other Wicket Wit' by Chacha Joe and Gunjan can be viewed, purchased and downloaded from http://www.workinghumor.com/cricket/
http://www.ah-mah-son.com

It is priced at $5 and is in pdf format.

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Note to EDITORS: there are pages from the book on
http://www.workinghumor.com/cricket/
http://www.ah-mah-son.com
or please mailto:josephharris@v21mail.co.uk?subject=copy
for a complete copy by email.