What follows is the most explosive* collection of cricketing diaries ever to see the light of day.
It has not been possible to verify the provenance of every dusty journal or grubby memory stick to have passed through our hands. However, each text has been carefully examined by scientists at the Trevor-Roper Institute using the very latest forensic techniques, including holding the paper up to the window to look for watermarks, doing a spell-check and, on one occasion, even looking something up on an “internet”.
Although our sources must remain anonymous, we wish to extend particular thanks to the brave men and women of the Sydney Airport baggage handling service. Without their enquiring spirit and generosity with other people’s property, the world of cricket would be a poorer place.