Touched by Greatness by Andrew Murtagh

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Touched by Greatness by Andrew Murtagh

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By virtue of his peerless batsmanship and a career stretching from the 1940s to the 1970s, Tom Graveney is now a national treasure - the favourite cricketer of so many fellow players, enthusiasts and aficionados. The character behind the affable facade is now unlocked, revealing Graveney as a true entertainer, at the fireside as at the crease.

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Touched by Greatness by Andrew Murtagh

Tom Graveney, by virtue of his peerless batsmanship, gracious manner and longevity in the game, is now a national treasure - the favourite cricketer of so many fellow players, enthusiasts and aficionados. He opened the batting for England with Len Hutton early in his career and ended it batting with Geoffrey Boycott, thus straddling two generations. After retirement, he shone as a BBC commentator and latterly served as president of his beloved Worcestershire and of the MCC. Oft misunderstood, the character behind the legendary raconteur's affable facade is now effortlessly unlocked in this first-hand account of his life by close friend and fellow former professional cricketer, Andrew Murtagh. The details of many incidents, anecdotes and controversies have never before been shared - sackings and banishments, redemption and a glorious international 'second coming' - revealing Graveney as a fount of cricketing insight and as a true entertainer, at the fireside as at the crease.
Andrew Murtagh is the author of A Remarkable Man, which was short-listed for both the Cricket Society and MCC Cricket Book of the Year. Currently enjoying his third career, Andrew was previously a schoolmaster at Malvern College, and in the 1970s played cricket for Hampshire, contributing to county championship and John Player League wins.
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ISBN 13 9781785314001
ISBN 10 1785314009
Title Touched by Greatness
Author Andrew Murtagh
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year published 2018-06-01
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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