With a foreword from another local figure, David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd, Not Dark Yet uses Bob Dylan song titles as chapter headings in its tales of village cricket, combining the author’s two main passions, cricket and Dylan. However, if the thought of a slow, rainy game with two bats and a ball leaves you cold, don’t be put off; the book’s political, historical and satirical tangents are intriguing enough for those who think a googly is an internet site.

As well as being stocked in most Waterstones around the country, there are never-ending supplies of Not Dark Yet in Prestbury Post Office, Heathcotes the butchers and can even be purchased from the author himself at www.mybackpages.com.