A nicely written tribute to the English domestic cricket structure looking back at each county side in detail, exploring their existence and remembering the heroes from days gone past whilst also navigating the different traditions and culture that makes each county side so unique to its members and why change has been universally unaccepted by their followers.

The book no doubt left me questioning my class status as renowned Cricket journalist Scyld Berry uses his knowledge of the English dictionary to his advantage but perhaps my own personal disadvantage, having to check what certain words meant and questioning my own education for its inadequacy.

That apart, the books historical information is great for the regular cricket fan that is today forced to feast on franchise tournament after franchise tournament, the characters of the days hone by, something that is arguably sadly missing from the modern game.

For someone that works in the game, often in the presence of the author, the book was able to teach e more about the history of the counties, their traditions and values, their grounds and everything else in between and is a very good window for the great English domestic game which remains teetering on the brink of irrelevance but for those fighting for its existence.

Get yourself of copy of this book, get yourself down to your local county and sit and watch the cricket whilst indulging in this brilliant look at County Cricket.