Almanac Events – An Evening with Barry Nicholls: Men, mental health, and cricket
Second Innings: on men, mental health and cricket
An evening with Barry Nicholls
Geographe Room, State Library of Western Australia
25 Francis St, Perth WA 6000, Australia
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A former A-grade district cricketer and schoolteacher, Barry Nicholls has written about cricket for decades and is a broadcaster with the ABC, where he has worked since 2003. After 25 years of playing cricket he now enjoys spending his weekends watching his children embrace the challenges and pleasures of participating in sport. Barry lives in Perth and has learned a bit about second chances in life.
Life is like facing an opening bowler: the pitch is unknown, the ball is new and you don’t know what will be delivered.
A reflection on Barry Nicholls’s life, Second Innings (Fremantle Press) explores the author’s struggle with mental health and the road to recovery, using his love of the game of cricket to make sense of it all. Set partly in the present, Second Innings includes flashbacks through five decades of life and focuses particularly on the lives of the men across the generations of Barry Nicholls’ own family and tells the story of Barry’s journey from teacher to print journalist to broadcaster.
Barry will also talk about his second book, The Establishment Boys.
Refreshments will be provided on the night, and there will be book sales and signings before and after the event.
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Great stuff. Will get some 12 Step Recovery mates along and enjoy catching up.
I hope the evening is a great success Barry.
Baz, hope tomorrow is a fantastic night, as I am positive it will be.
Cheers,
Whitey
How did the evening go Barry? Would love to hear via a report/pics etc – if you want to put something together for the site.
Thanks chaps
Good idea John I’ll forward some observations and pics.
A terrific night was had!
Good event. Barry was frank and raised important issues.
About 30 attended across the age groups. Budding authors and mental health people.