An evocative and passionate photographic documentary of cricket at all levels. From the Khyber Pass to Lord's, from youngsters charging in on the beach or wildly swinging at balls in the streets to Tests at the MCG and Mumbai.
Distinguished cricket writer and photographer, Mark Ray, has roamed the world with the Australian cricket team for many seasons capturing a starkly natural backdrop in the streets and grounds of the great cricket-playing nations.
'Cricket Masala' is photography in the tradition of candid street documentary.
In this, his second book of photographs, cricket acts as the springboard. It is not the game that is documented so much, but rather the spirit that surrounds it. If you were hoping to see lots of action shots of your favourite Test stars this book would disappoint - there are none.
Test stars are revealed away from their performance, unselfconscious and uninhibited. But in 'Cricket Masala' the cultures that gave birth to them, nurtured them and imbued them with a passion for cricket are the real stars.
