Team Mates by John Barclay
Is cricket really a team game, or are you on your own when you play? In this book 27 former cricketers write - fondly, wittily, reflectively - about favourite team-mates, the people with whom they enjoyed playing, the ones who gave more to the side than runs and wickets. The contributors are Mike Atherton, John Barclay, Stephen Chalke, John Claughton, Charles Collingwood, Clare Connor, Chris Cowdrey, David Gower, Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Angus Fraser, Alastair Hignell, Simon Hughes, John Inverarity, Steve James, David Lloyd, Vic Marks, Geoff Miller, Paul Parker, Derek Pringle, Tim Rice, Mike Selvey, Michael Simkins, Ed Smith, Micky Stewart, Bryan Stott, Mark Wagh and Andrew Wingfield Digby. All proceeds from the sale of this book are being donated to the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation, a charity which works with disadvantaged and disabled children.
`Team Mates is delightful, an inspiring and deeply pleasurable piece of work' - Marcus Berkmann, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. `A wonderful collection of essays. The choices made by each author are fascinating, and though there is well-placed seriousness and some excellent development of the general subject, the underlying themes throughout are warmth and humour. I found myself laughing uproariously at times. A delightful book.' - Steve James, Daily Telegraph.
John Barclay was born in 1954 in Bonn, West Germany, the son of a diplomat. A highly successful schoolboy cricketer at Eton, he first played for Sussex at the age of 16. Two years later he joined the Sussex staff as a promising all-rounder, going on to captain the county from 1981 to 1986 when he retired. Since then, he has remained in the game as Director of Cricket and Coaching for the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation, encouraging young people from less advantaged backgrounds to play and enjoy the game. To date, more than 200,000 youngsters have benefited from the scheme. In 2009/10 he served as President of MCC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780956851178 |
| ISBN 10 | 0956851177 |
| Title | Team Mates |
| Author | John Barclay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Fairfield Books |
| Year published | 2016-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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