Full Circle

Peter Oborne’s Full Circle: A History of Cricket co-authored with Richard Heller, a sweeping global history exploring cricket's evolution. Peter Oborne's Full Circle: A History of Cricket co-authored with Richard Heller, is a sweeping global history exploring cricket's evolution. Oborne has had a long career as a political commentator - as the former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph, political editor of The Spectator, columnist on the Daily Mail, and broadcaster with Channel 4 Dispatches, as well as author of several books that hold the political power to account. He's also a meticulous historian and storyteller - with a passion for cricket. In Full Circle, from Australia to the Caribbean to Afghanistan, Oborne explores cricket's expansion and its later role in decolonisation, education and politics, in this masterful account. Who better than to bat the questions than cricket journalist, Jonathan Doidge. Cricket was always a great love for Leeds-born Jonathan. He's played league cricket in Yorkshire for over 35 years and has been covering Yorkshire County Cricket Club on and off since 2000. Jonathan started his media career with BBC Radio Leeds as their sports and cricket correspondent, presented Sky's Sportslive, and now edits the White Rose Files - a hub of content on all things Yorkshire County Cricket Club and league cricket in the county.