The overall theme of the trilogy:
When immigrants from the West Indies, India, Pakistan and England settle in Fernwood,
South Jersey, USA, they want to play the game of their youth: cricket. The obstacles they face
are the topic of this satirical novel.
Not only must Frederick A. Watkins, the protagonist who is of West Indian heritage, fight
with his African-American wife, Gina, to spend his weekends on the cricket field, he and his ragtag team from many lands must vie with local officials of the suburban town who prefer that only
Little League baseball teams play on their field.
In addition to facing the challenges of prejudice and political opportunists, the Fernwood
Cricket Club must also wrestle with the problem of aging players, personal foibles and
distractions, and pull of family who want their time and affection.
How Watkins juggles a cast of multi-ethnic characters from all walks of life to keep the
cricket club alive – and survive an ultimatum from his wife that he put down his bat and pick up
the Bible and accompany her to Sunday church or risk losing her – leads the reader through a true
“sticky wicket.”
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