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He is one of the few English players with a first-class average of 40 or more not to have won a Test cap. But for a ruptured Achilles, he was told he would have been called up against West Indies in 1995. After retiring as a player aged 36, he forged a successful career as an international coach, with stints in a variety of countries including South Africa, Kenya, Scotland, England and New Zealand. As the Black Caps national coach, he led them to the ICC Champions Trophy final in 2010. His last major appointment was director of cricket for Afghanistan, where he coached for nearly six years until an MRSA infection in a toe led to the amputation of his left leg in 2020. Undeterred by the limitations of a prosthetic leg, he now coaches The Bahamas on a part-time basis. This is a heart-warming tale of someone revered for his positivity in the face of tough challenges and, at times, rotten luck.

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Andy Moles enjoyed consistent success as an opening batsman for both Warwickshire and Griqualand West for more than a decade in the late 1980s and ‘90s, and was an integral part of the Bears’ treble-winning squad in 1994. After retiring as a player he travelled the world as an international coach, including stints with New Zealand and Scotland’s men’s teams. An MRSA infection led to the amputation of his left leg in 2020 and the end of six years working with Afghanistan, his most recent full-time role Geoffrey Dean has written on cricket for 37 years, first for The Daily Telegraph and, since 1999, for The Times. He has covered over 100 Test matches as well as more than 500 first-class and one-day matches

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