Ashes Match of My Life (Hardcover)

Sam Pilger

ISBN 10: 1909178977 / ISBN 13: 9781909178977

Verlag: Pitch Publishing Ltd, Hove, 2013

Hardcover. Fourteen Ashes legends come together to tell the stories behind their most thrilling triumphs in the historic series - enabling cricket fans to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men in the middle of the field, playing their hearts out for England and Australia in one of the sporting world's most intense rivalries. All the drama and intrigue of more than half a century of Ashes action is captured, from Sir Donald Bradman in the 1940s via Geoffrey Boycott and Jeff Thomson, Merv Hughes and Mark Taylor and into the new millennium, recreating all the excitement of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath taking on Michael Vaughan's England. Each player winds back the clock to reveal the tension, controversy, sledging, humour and passion involved in pursuit of glory - and the true cricketing greatness which can only ever be grasped within an Ashes series. Fourteen Ashes legends come together to tell the stories behind their most thrilling triumphs in the historic series - enabling cricket fans to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men playing their hearts out for England and Australia. Includes iconic name such as Gower, Boycott and McGrath, Willis, Hussey and Thomson. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781909178977

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Fourteen Ashes legends come together to tell the stories behind their most thrilling triumphs in the historic series, enabling cricket fans to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men in the middle of the field, playing their hearts out for England and Australia in one of the sporting world s most intense rivalries. All the drama and intrigue of more than half a century of Ashes action is captured, from Sir Donald Bradman in the 1940s via Geoffrey Boycott and Jeff Thomson, Merv Hughes and Mark Taylor and into the new millennium, recreating all the excitement of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath taking on Michael Vaughan s England. Each player winds back the clock to reveal the tension, controversy, sledging, humor, and passion involved in pursuit of glory and the true cricketing greatness which can only ever be grasped within an Ashes series.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Sam Pilger is the author of Victory! The Battle for the Ashes 2005, and edits the Official Sachin Tendulkar Opus. His work has appeared in the Times Magazine, Esquire, and the Cricketer. Rob Wightman has written for the likes of the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday; a former tutor of sports journalism, he now works full-time in education.

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Titel: Ashes Match of My Life (Hardcover)
Verlag: Pitch Publishing Ltd, Hove
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: new