Bob Cattell Boeken

It is Carnival Week and Riccardo Small must somehow take part in his two favourite events - the Calypso and the Cricket.

The team's on tour and anything that can go wrong. Bob Cattell's cricketing capers are enough to keep any fan happy for\hours - even OUT of season! But with the cricket hard and fast, true West Indian-style, the red-hot heat AND certain members of the team treating it as a non-stop food fest.

The under 15s League competitionis under way and Hooker and Co enter into the fray with typical Glory Gardens' gusto. And have Glory Gardens CC REALLY got what it takes to be the best - not just throughout the regional trials - but at.

Hooker, Azzie, Erica and the rest all play cricket in their spare time, but they've never taken it very seriously until now. Kiddo, one of their school teachers, suggests they form an official team and play proper matches - and Glory Gardens C.C.

The story revolves around the challenges faced by the captain of the GLORY GARDENS Cricket Team, who struggles with a dropped-catch jinx during the league's opening match. Tensions rise as civil war erupts within the team over player selections, highlighting that the real difficulties lie not in the games themselves, but in managing the internal conflicts and dynamics among team members.

GLORY GARDENS C.C. Hooker, as captain, worries that the team won't be able to hold it together: arrogant Clive is always picking fights, Ohbert is still as useless as ever, and there are all the usual rows and injuries. plus the whole team's unwavering determination to win against all the odds.

GLORY GARDENS C.C. with teams from Barbados and South Africa visiting the area at the same time, it's a brilliant opportunity for the club to make its mark worldwide. So as Australia do battle with the West Indies and South Africa face India, can Glory Gardens rise above the squabbling and bring glory for England...?

Eleven cricket-themed short stories, each set in a different country.

The Glory Gardens cricket team return for their ninth adventure, this time travelling to Australia to play in their own Ashes contest.

A rising young star known across the Caribbean, Riccardo - Butter-Finger to his fans - visits London for the first time to sing in the London Caribbean Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in front of thousands. He's also hoping to see the West Indies play at Lords Cricket Ground, but most of all he hopes to find out about his father who left home for London years ago and with whom he has lost touch. Meanwhile back at home, his friends in the Calypso Cricket Club are facing their biggest challenge ever when they play in Trinidad for the Valentine Shield. Riccardo's time in the big city is even more exciting than he could imagine as he encounters stars of music and cricket and discovers the secret of his father's disappearance in this hugely entertaining and richly plotted story.