Awards
- Short-listed for British Sports Book Awards: Best Cricket Book 2012
- Shortlisted for British Sports Book Awards: Best Cricket Book 2012.
Overview
"Tony Greig is remembered as the colourful captain who led cricket into its biggest crisis of the last century. An all-rounder who mixed boldness with belligerence, he was the first South African to skipper England, restoring national pride with victory in India after poundings at the hands of Australia and the West Indies. A controversial and charismatic competitor whose ""make them grovel"" comment about the West Indies signalled trouble, he later lost the captaincy for recruiting players for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. More than three decades later, now a leading television commentator, Greig has never been fully absolved. Featuring many new interviews, including with Greig himself, the book asks whether cricket history judges the accomplished all-rounder fairly, or is coloured by off-field controversies. Tony Greig offers a compelling portrait of a fascinating cricketing era - and was shortlisted for Best Cricket Book at the 2012 British Sports Book Awards."
Full Product Details
Author: David Tossell
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.770kg
ISBN: 9781908051011
ISBN 10: 1908051019
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 April 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Shortlisted for the Best Cricket Book at the 2012 British Sports Book Awards; A revealing and intimate portrait. Greig has trusted his story to the objectivity of a first-rate sports writer: a fitting tribute. -Wisden Cricketers Almanack; A triumph. Thoroughly researched... a well-written account of a career deserving sympathy. -The Cricketer; Supremely judicious and superbly contextualised. -Cricinfo
"Shortlisted for the Best Cricket Book at the 2012 British Sports Book Awards; ""A revealing and intimate portrait. Greig has trusted his story to the objectivity of a first-rate sports writer: a fitting tribute."" -Wisden Cricketers Almanack; ""A triumph. Thoroughly researched... a well-written account of a career deserving sympathy."" -The Cricketer; ""Supremely judicious and superbly contextualised."" -Cricinfo"
Author Information
David Tossell is the author of ten books, four of which have been shortlisted in the British Sports Book Awards: Bertie Mee (best biography), Grovel! and Tony Greig (best cricket book), and Nobody Beats Us (best rugby book). A sports journalist for more than three decades, David is currently head of European Public Affairs for the NFL.
