Over But Not Out
Title | Over But Not Out PDF eBook |
Author | Richie Benaud |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Pages | 588 |
Release | 2010-09-30 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1444711210 |
The story of a lifetime at the very centre of international cricket, from the most respected TV commentator in the game. Few people understand cricket as well as Richie Benaud. For sixty years, as player and commentator, he has set the standards for others to follow and has witnessed all the major events in the game. No one else has found such favour with the vast numbers of cricket lovers in both Britain and Australia. A high-class attacking batsman and masterful legspin bowler, he captained Australia in 28 of his 63 Tests, regaining the Ashes in 1958-59 and taking part in both Laker's match in 1956 and the Tied Test in 1960. His television career, which began in 1963 while he was still a Test player, has coincided with a period of astonishing change - in the way the game is played, with the increasing popularity of the shorter formats, and in the way it is broadcast, with the innovations that began with World Series Cricket. In Over But Not Out, Richie Benaud has added extensive new material to his acclaimed Anything but . . . an Autobiography in order to cover the years since its publication; he not only revisits his long and remarkable career but also casts his eye over cricket in the 21st century. He gives his distinctive take on series such as the 2005 and 2009 Ashes and contemplates the future of the game he loves, revealing strong and sometimes surprising opinions on Twenty20, day-night games, technology, referral systems, no-balls, neutral umpires and match-fixing. Packed with stories and illuminated by his characteristic incisiveness and independent-minded good sense, Over But Not Out is required reading for all followers of the game.
Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill
Title | Out of the Woods But Not Over the Hill PDF eBook |
Author | Gervase Phinn |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2010-10-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1848949294 |
For Gervase Phinn growing old is not about a leisurely walk to the pub for a game of dominoes or snoozing in his favourite armchair. As this sparkling collection of his very best humorous writing shows, he may be ‘out of the woods’ but he is certainly not ‘over the hill’. Looking back over more than sixty years of family life, teaching, inspecting schools, writing and public speaking, Gervase never fails to unearth humour, character, warmth and wisdom from the most diverse of experiences, whether they be growing up in Rotherham with the most un-Yorkshirelike of names or describing why loud mobile phone users get his goat. Brimming with nostalgia, gently mocking life’s absurdities, never shy of an opinion, this is Gervase Phinn at his wittiest, twinkly-eyed best.
The Illustrated American
Title | The Illustrated American PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 954 |
Release | 1895 |
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Munsey's Magazine
Title | Munsey's Magazine PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 864 |
Release | 1923 |
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The World Today
Title | The World Today PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 774 |
Release | 1927 |
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Essays, Ethical and Political
Title | Essays, Ethical and Political PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 666 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Ethics |
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Gardeners' Chronicle of America
Title | Gardeners' Chronicle of America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 964 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Gardening |
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