by Brett Lee
Thanks to Robert McVicker Burmeister for his involvement with the cover. To Neil Maxwell, Judie Andersen, Dominic Thornley and Matt Easy at Insite/ITM for their cooperation. To John Wisden & Co. Ltd for their kind assistance, and for the wealth of information contained in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks. To Peter Young at Cricket Australia for his support and suggestions. To David Studham at the MCC library, who has got so involved that he now finds himself in the book! To all the staff at HarperCollins for their continued support. In particular, thanks to Lisa Berryman and Liana Spoke in Melbourne—energetic, supportive and always constructive with their suggestions—and to Patrick Mangan in Sydney for his outstanding editing skills and calm approach to the huge task of turning ‘Toby 4’ into the novel it now is.
Acknowledgments to Toby Jones and the Clash with Father Time
Thanks to Robert McVicker Burmeister for his involvement with the cover. To John Wisden & Co. Ltd for their kind assistance, and for the wealth of information contained in the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks. To Peter Young at Cricket Australia for his support and suggestions. Thanks to the staff at the Insite Organisation for their tremendous support for the Toby series. To the wonderful and knowledgeable David Studham at the MCC Library, now even further involved in the plot and whose character is growing in stature; if Toby 6 eventuates, David will author it! To the superb staff at HarperCollins whose patience and tireless enthusiasm have made the five-year Toby Jones journey so enjoyable and rewarding. Special thanks in particular to Lisa Berryman, Liz Kemp and Patrick Mangan—a friendlier and more professional team would be very hard to find.
About the Authors
MICHAEL PANCKRIDGE has worked as a teacher for more than 15 years. He has been a lifelong fan of all sports, especially cricket. Michael has both played and coached cricket but, having lost the cricket ball that the family pet Oscar recently buried, has decided to concentrate on his batting—if only he can find his bat!
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BRETT LEE grew up in Wollongong, New South Wales, and is the younger brother of former international cricketing all-rounder Shane Lee. Brett made his first-class cricketing debut in 1995 and his Australian debut against India in 1999/2000. He is one of the country’s fastest ever bowlers, regularly clocking speeds of over 150 kilometres per hour.
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Also By Michael Panckridge
Toby Jones and the Magic Cricket Almanack
(with Brett Lee)
Toby Jones and the Secret of the Missing Scorecard
(with Brett Lee)
Toby Jones and the Mystery of the Time-travel Tour
(with Brett Lee)
Shielding the Truth (League of Legends, Book 1)
(with Laurie Daley)
Live Action (League of Legends, Book 2)
(with Laurie Daley)
Faster than Lightning
(with Pam Harvey)
In the Deep End
(with Pam Harvey)
Ghost of a Chance
(with Pam Harvey)
Into the Fire
(with Pam Harvey)
Out of the Blue
(with Pam Harvey)
Copyright
All references to Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack are by kind permission of John Wisden & Co. Ltd.
Angus&Robertson
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia
Howzat! was originally published in Australia by HarperCollins as two separate books
(books four and five in the Toby Jones series):
Toby Jones and the Timeless Cricket Match in 2006
Toby Jones and the Clash with Father Time in 2007
This combined edition was first published in Australia in 2009
This edition published 2010
by HarperCollinsPublishers Australia Pty Limited
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Story copyright © Michael Panckridge 2006, 2007
Additional cricket material © Binga Pty Ltd 2006, 2007
The right of Michael Panckridge and Brett Lee to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000.
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced, copied, scanned, stored in a retrieval system, recorded, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Panckridge, Michael, 1962–.
Howzat! / Michael Panckridge and Brett Lee.
ISBN 978 0 7322 8838 9 (pbk.).
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Cricket–Juvenile fiction.
Lee, Brett.
Panckridge, Michael, 1962– Toby Jones and the timeless cricket match
Panckridge, Michael, 1962– Toby Jones and the clash with Father Time
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