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Marcus Berkmann, author of the cricket classics ‘Rain Men’ and ‘Zimmer Men,’ returns to the great game with this gallimaufrey of cricketing trivia, stories and fascinating facts. Which England captain smoked two million cigarettes in his lifetime? Which Australian captain, asked what his favourite animal was, said ‘Merv Hughes?’ Who was the last person alive who had seen W.G. Grace bat? Which former National Hunt jockey had a dog called Sobers? Who was described in his obituary as ‘perhaps the only unequivocally popular man in Yorkshire?’ No other sport is so steeped in oddness and eccentricity. Within these pages are brief and pithy character portraits of the game’s great and good, and more cricketers’ nicknames than you will ever need.
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£35.00
Celebrating 150 years of The Open Championship.
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The side-splittingly hilarious new book from Sunday Times bestselling author, rugby icon, and stag do in human form, James Haskell.
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The side-splittingly hilarious new book from Sunday Times bestselling author, rugby icon, and stag do in human form, James Haskell.
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Legendary cricket broadcaster Henry Blofeld takes us on a charming journey through cricket’s closest test matches.
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£10.00
A gorgeous gift book or self-purchase for sports lovers
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This revised and updated second edition of the bestselling guide to understanding football club finance includes analysis of the most recent club accounts, as well as the impact of Covid-19 on the game’s finances, the latest legal rulings on club affairs, and expanded coverage of “creative accounting”.
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For almost 50 years BBC commentator and presenter Peter Alliss has been acknowledged as ‘The voice of golf’, an accolade he never anticipated when he became a professional and Ryder Cup golfer some 20 years earlier. In this book he revisits his remarkable journey from fairway to commentary booth and television studio – how he got there, how he approaches his TV work offering a fascinating insight into this complex, often dramatic world. Along the way Peter Alliss describes the characters and strengths of the greatest players whom he has encountered on or off the fairway.
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For over half a century, Henry Blofeld has conveyed his unfailing enthusiasm for the game of cricket as a much loved broadcaster and journalist. His characteristically patrician tones, overlaid with those of the bon viveur, have delighted listeners to the BBC’s ‘Test Match Special’ where the personality of the broadcaster comes second only to a deep knowledge of the game and its players. With his engaging conversational tone it is easy to see why listeners feel as if they are actually at the Test match watching in Henry’s friendly company. Now that ‘Blowers’ has decided to declare his TMS innings closed, his book reveals the secrets of life in the commentary box and of the rich cast of characters with whom he shared it, from the early days of John Arlott and Brian Johnson to Aggers and new boys Boycott, Swann, Vaughan and Tuffers.
