Golden summers : personal reflections from cricket's glorious past

Every cricket lover, for better or worse, has their year.

The year it all fell into place or all fell apart. A year of triumph or disaster; of tragedy or comedy.

This being cricket, there's normally a bit of everything.

Covering 50 different seasons, from 1934 right up to the weird summer of 2020, a series of journalists, poets, musicians, comedians, and ex-players - plus the odd England captain - have come together to produce a collection of personal essays, using the game of cricket as the backdrop to tell the story of their own Golden Summers. 50 voices for 50 years: each one delving into the year that means the most to them.

This is Golden Summers.