Geoff Boycott : A Cricketing Hero EPUB
by Leo McKinstry
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Few modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott.
In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycott's life - fully updated to include his battle against cancer - award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of cricket's great enigmatic characters.A record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Geoff Boycott has never been far away from controversy during his long career in the game.Based on meticulous research and interviews with a host of players, Test captains, officials, broadcasters, friends and enemies, this definitive biography cuts through the Boycott myth to expose the truth about this charismatic, single-minded and often exasperating personality.What was Boycott like as a schoolboy?
How did his England cricket colleagues such as Graham Gooch, Dennis Amiss and Brian Close feel about him as a person?
Why was he so unpopular in his early career for Yorkshire? And what is the real truth about the relationships that soured his private world?From his upbringing as a miner's son in a Yorkshire village, through highlights like his hundredth century at Headingley against Australia, to the low points such as the damaging court case in France, this warts-and-all account of his life makes for captivating reading.
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- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:24/06/2010
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- ISBN:9780007375448
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- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
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- ISBN:9780007375448
