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Long-listed for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2017.
Cricket Book of the Month in The Cricketer, September 2016.
"Thoroughly entertaining, a fine double act. Superb book." --CricketWeb.net
"It is a fine read, as befits the author, who has several strong titles to his name. A tale that deserved to be told and who better to tell it than Murtagh. It is the story of a man, as well as that of an era on which many look back with considerable pleasure. Heartily recommended and another fine title from Pitch Publishing." --PeakFan's Derbyshire Cricket Blog
"Andrew Murtagh is making a reputation of writing very enjoyable books about his former team mates. An entertaining and engaging story of the player. The reminiscences of both Holder and Murtagh are tremendous fun to read. Many readers should enjoy the stories of county cricket in the 1970s. I would urge any interested readers to buy this worthy book." --AndrewRobertsCricketStatistics.com
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Barbados-born John Holder arrived in England during the 1960s as part of the second wave of West Indian immigrants recruited by London Transport after the war. While working on the Underground he was recommended for a trial at Hampshire. Impressed by his speed and hostility with the ball, they signed him on the spot. For seven years, his career as an opening bowler followed an uneven course, periods of loss of form and confidence punctuated with moments of sheer brilliance, the most noteworthy both coming in his final year at Hampshire in 1972, taking 13-128 in the same match against Gloucestershire and a hat-trick against Kent. A back injury brought his county career to a close. What better way to stay in touch than to become an umpire? A first-class umpire for 27 years, he officiated in 11 Tests and 23 one-day internationals. Former team-mate Andrew Murtagh had unique and unfettered access to his subject. A Test of Character throws an interesting light on the job of an international umpire, with all its pressures, vicissitudes, controversies and prejudices, leavened of course with a fair degree of humour too.
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- VerlagPitch Publishing Ltd
- Erscheinungsdatum2016
- ISBN 10 1785311778
- ISBN 13 9781785311772
- EinbandTapa dura
- Auflage1
- Anzahl der Seiten352
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