About the Author

Mike Procter wrote his book with journalist Lungani Zama, an international cricket correspondent for Independent Newspapers. He enjoyed a brief stint as a leg-spinner on the South African domestic circuit, before turning to the pen. He is a regular contributor to the South African Cricket Annual, and has contributed material to Talking Balls. In 2010 he won the coveted Print Newcomer of the Year Award at the SAB Sports Journalism Awards, and was recently crowned as the National Columnist of the Year at the same awards in 2014.