Arlott by David Rayvern Allen
John Arlott's rich Hampshire burr was the voice of BBC cricket commentary for many years, from the great Test match radio broadcasts of the fifties to bucolic Sunday League on the television in the seventies. But he was also a distinguished journalist for the Guardian, a Liberal parliamentary candidate, a courageous opponent of apartheid in sport from the earliest opportunity, and a connoisseur - and imbiber - of fine wine without equal. David Rayvem Allen's definitive biography was acclaimed on its first publication and won the Cricket Society's award for Cricket Book of the Year. Now reissued by Aurum in a new paperback edition to tie in with its publication of the author's authorised biography of E.W. Swanton, Arlott evokes both a broadcasting legend and a sensitive, humane man, whose graphic, pensive and wry commentaries came to epitomise the sound of an English summer.
'A very fine biography' - Matthew Engel, Times Literary Supplement; 'Destined to be a cricket classic' - EW. Swanton, The Cricketer; 'Great man... very good, uncomplicated biography' - Frank Keating, Guardian
David Rayvern Allen is the author of twenty books on cricket, including The Punch Book of Cricket and Cricket: An Illustrated History of the Game. He was a full-time radio producer for the BBC until 1997, and still produces programmes as a freelance. He lives in Chorleywood, Bucks.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845130022 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845130022 |
| Title | Arlott |
| Author | David Rayvern Allen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2004-07-22 |
| Number of pages | 392 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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