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Acknowledgments to
Toby Jones and the Timeless Cricket Match

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’ Almanack
s. 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.

M
ICHAEL
P
ANCKRIDGE
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!

Visit Michael’s website at

www.michaelpanckridge.com.au

B
RETT
L
EE
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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