Chance to Shine

Written in seven weeks flat, Unplayable marks a new departure for Simon Rae, author of the definitive biography of W.G.Grace. The book is unashamedly founded on every cricketer's fantasy of waking up one morning a cricketing genius.

When Tom Marlin is scrunched on the football field by school bully, Devlin, he needs a major operation on his shoulder. He comes out of hospital with his shoulder repaired - and the miraculous gift of being able to turn a cricket ball miles – a gift that transforms his life.

Unplayable tells the gripping story of his dizzying rise through the cricketing ranks – a journey involving danger, controversy, heart-break and heroics, and culminating in the chance to help win England the Ashes. But betrayed into a shameful act which calls down the cricket world's wrath on his head, Tom runs away with the series in the balance.

Unplayable is page-turner that will appeal strongly to all sports fans young and old. Profits from the book will support the Cricket Foundation’s Chance to Shine campaign.

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