Join us for the launch of Niren Tolsi’s Writing Around the Wicket:
This collection of journalism by one of South Africa’s finest cricket writers takes us from the hurly-burly of The Bullring to the pastoral Salem Cricket Ground; from Hashim Amla’s swishing back-lift to Jacob Zuma’s backward defensive; from on-field heroics and heartbreak to off-field manoeuvres and machinations. Niren Tolsi consistently looks beyond the boundary, reflecting on the continued impact of race and class in South African cricket. He accords Black players—both past and present, Proteas and fighters—their rightful place in the history of the game, while never shying from speaking truth to cricket’s power brokers.
About the author:
Niren Tolsi is an award-winning South African journalist. He took to writing after endangering the life of a square leg umpire while attempting to bowl an over of leg-cutters at the Stanger Country Club grounds.
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