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On Cricket

Af: Mike Brearley Engelsk Paperback

On Cricket

Af: Mike Brearley Engelsk Paperback
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''A treasure of recollections and reactions, talking heroes, controversies and big themes'' i paper

''Brearley is at his best in these quirky, delightful essays when he is exploring the human qualities of humbler players . . . Brearley''s admiration for his friends'' decency, craftsmanship and modesty seems to recall a golden age of country cricket'' The Times

''Brearley has a knack for paying respect to the past without denigrating the present and for calmly considering the future'' Mail on Sunday

Mike Brearley was arguably one of England''s finest cricket captains; not just for his outstanding record leading his country but also for the way he orchestrated, during the 1981 Ashes series, one of the most extraordinary reversals in sporting history.

In this collection of sparkling essays, Brearley reflects on the game he has come to know so well. He ranges from the personal - the influence of his Yorkshire father and the idols of his youth - to controversial aspects of the professional game, including cheating, corruption, and innovation, the latter often being on a borderline between genius and rebellion.

Brearley also evaluates his heroes (amongst them Viv Richards, Bishan Bedi and Dennis Lillee), the game changers, the outstanding wicketkeepers, the ''Indian-ness'' of four generations of Indian batsmen and the important commentators (including Harold Pinter, John Arlott and Ian Chappell). The Ashes, the most sustained love-hate relationship in the history of sport and key to Brearley''s test-playing career, are raked over. Central to the book is an important section on race and cricket, and the legacy of C. L. R. James.

Insightful and humorous, On Cricket is an intelligent exposition of the game''s idiosyncratic culture and its enduring appeal.

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''A treasure of recollections and reactions, talking heroes, controversies and big themes'' i paper

''Brearley is at his best in these quirky, delightful essays when he is exploring the human qualities of humbler players . . . Brearley''s admiration for his friends'' decency, craftsmanship and modesty seems to recall a golden age of country cricket'' The Times

''Brearley has a knack for paying respect to the past without denigrating the present and for calmly considering the future'' Mail on Sunday

Mike Brearley was arguably one of England''s finest cricket captains; not just for his outstanding record leading his country but also for the way he orchestrated, during the 1981 Ashes series, one of the most extraordinary reversals in sporting history.

In this collection of sparkling essays, Brearley reflects on the game he has come to know so well. He ranges from the personal - the influence of his Yorkshire father and the idols of his youth - to controversial aspects of the professional game, including cheating, corruption, and innovation, the latter often being on a borderline between genius and rebellion.

Brearley also evaluates his heroes (amongst them Viv Richards, Bishan Bedi and Dennis Lillee), the game changers, the outstanding wicketkeepers, the ''Indian-ness'' of four generations of Indian batsmen and the important commentators (including Harold Pinter, John Arlott and Ian Chappell). The Ashes, the most sustained love-hate relationship in the history of sport and key to Brearley''s test-playing career, are raked over. Central to the book is an important section on race and cricket, and the legacy of C. L. R. James.

Insightful and humorous, On Cricket is an intelligent exposition of the game''s idiosyncratic culture and its enduring appeal.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 432
ISBN-13: 9781472129468
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472129466
Udg. Dato: 6 jun 2019
Længde: 30mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 127mm
Forlag: Little, Brown Book Group
Oplagsdato: 6 jun 2019
Forfatter(e): Mike Brearley
Forfatter(e) Mike Brearley


Kategori Boldsport / boldspil


ISBN-13 9781472129468


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 432


Udgave


Længde 30mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 127mm


Udg. Dato 6 jun 2019


Oplagsdato 6 jun 2019


Forlag Little, Brown Book Group

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