Silent Revolutions by Gideon Haigh

Silent Revolutions by Gideon Haigh

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Summary

A collection of cricket writing that ranges from tributes on the death of great players like Bradman and Miller, essays on perennial cause celebres like Bodyline, profiles of modern virtuosi like Viv Richards and Steve Waugh, and whimsical disquisitions on everything from stumps and boxes to wicketkeeping and appealing.

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Silent Revolutions by Gideon Haigh

A collection of cricket writing that ranges from tributes on the death of great players like Bradman and Miller, essays on perennial cause celebres like Bodyline, profiles of modern virtuosi like Viv Richards and Steve Waugh, and whimsical disquisitions on everything from stumps and boxes to wicketkeeping and appealing.
* 'his day-to-day reporting, laced with historical allusions and comparisons, is a tour de force', Ian Wooldridge, Daily Mail * 'If Flintoff is the cricketer that England waited two decades for, Gideon Haigh may be the writer for a game that inspires literature' Observer
Gideon Haigh is also the author of The Big Ship and Bad Company. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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ISBN 13 9781845132262
ISBN 10 1845132262
Title Silent Revolutions
Author Gideon Haigh
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published 2007-03-28
Number of pages 320
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