'This encyclopaedic journey through the history of the game confirms the romanticism of cricket's self-anointed purists as completely delusional, if not outright dishonest.' Fazeer Mohammed, cricket commentator and journalist 'A proper, meaty history, independent in perspective, global in its sweep and trenchant in its judgements.' Gideon Haigh 'This is a deeply impressive work, a truly global history of cricket, that draws on a wide range of sources and is itself elegantly written. This is both sports history and social history, as Hellner and Oborne analyze the influence of class, gender, race and empire on how cricket has been played in different times and different places. The book is celebratory when required, yet does not shirk from drawing attention to the darker side of cricket (and of some well-known cricketers). Full Circle deserves, and shall surely get, a wide readership among cricket fans all across the globe.' Ramachandra Guha, author of The Commonwealth of Cricket 'A remarkable account of cricket's fascinating journey from its origins, capturing all major events which have shaped the game and its governance, to the present day.' Ehsan Mani, former President of the ICC 'Original, informed and beautifully concise, this most readable general history moves beyond tired colonial tropes and conventions to help us understand the dynamic changes the global game has experienced in the past 100 years.

' Professor André Odendaal, author of The Story of an African Gameand project co-ordinator of The History of South African Cricket Retold, 1795-2025 series.