Today, I had to write a letter to Chris Rogers. It was for work. I wrote letters to other Derbyshire folk as well - John Hurt and Robert Lindsay - but Chris Rogers is the one I am most excited about.
It went a little something like this:
Dear Mr Rogers,
I work for the Derby City library service and am currently putting together our November newsletter. I would like to include a section on well known Derbyshire people and what they like to read.
As the Derbyshire County Cricket captain, I am sure our readers would be interested in hearing about you. Do you use libraries? Do you like to read and, if so, do you have a favourite book or author?
I hope he responds.
The general feeling around the library today was that he will not. Why? Because it is assumed that sporting people are all stupid and possibly illiterate. Why do you think this is? Simon Katich used to come in the library all the time when he lived here, maybe Rogers uses one of our libraries as well?
I for one am praying he proves them all wrong.
I also hope at least one of them responds to me or I will have a huge gap in my newsletter.
I think I'm going to have to put up a poll of what his favourite book might be, though ...
3 thoughts on this post:
maybe Katich lived in one of the libraries? okay nevermind. I think it is a bit premature to think sportsmen are illiterate in this day and age but it could be possible. Pakistani team might have a few in them who might not be able to read or write.
I think i know the title of Mr Roger's favorite book. I think it was called "The 0 reasons as to why we drop players after a single match?" by Andrew Hilditch. There are quite a few players in the Australian setup that might regard that book as a "must read."
Herschelle Gibbs only reads comics and sports magazine. But others like Jonty and AB are avid readers. Mostly rubbish like John Grisham but still...at least its a book.
Katich came into my library a bit, but it may have been because he was a friend of mine and I worked there. I know he generally only borrowed DVDs, but Georgie is a big reader.
I'd actually be really happy if Rogers came back and said his favourite book was a picture book or something cool like that, but my colleagues would have a field day with it!
I think they've opened a book on this ...
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