Sheffield Cricket Lovers' Society Year Book 2012

18 DLA PIPER – PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE SHEFFIELD CRICKET LOVERS’ SOCIETY To find out how we can support your business with expert legal advice, contact: Richard May T (0)114 283 3256 richard.may@dlapiper.com www.dlapiper.com What drives thousands of cricket fans to travel the world, to support the national team through thick and thin? Who decides on the songs? Who writes them? EVERYWHERE WE WENT gives you the full inside story of the Barmy Army, from its beginnings in 1994-95, when a handful of fans banded together to support their malfunctioning team, to the present day with its loyal following of more than 25,000. The book offers first-hand accounts from many ‘Army’ members of all the great moments, the matches won, and those lost, the parties and the camaraderie. Above all the book is a celebration of a unique group of people, the ultimate supporters’ club, who continue to sing their songs and deliver their hilarious banter even when the situation seems hopeless. EVERYWHERE WE WENT is available from all good bookshops or via Amazon. Who are the Barmy Army? ‘The Barmy Army have transformed and built up Test match cricket in the last 10 years in terms of spectacle – without them it would be very boring.’ Michael Vaughan Sheffield Cricket Lovers’ Society EVERYWHERE WE WENT: Top Tales from Cricket’s Barmy Army by Ben Dirs (Simon & Schuster, £16.99)