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  • David Gower (Text Only)

    by David Gower ...
    David Gower was the most brilliant and gifted of English Test batsmen in recent times. Yet, despite his unimpeachable Test record, his career was not without controversy.In his frank and outspoken autobiography, Gower responds forthrightly to those critics who questioned his ‘laid back’ approach, and makes some incisive comments about the management of the England side. He recounts the triumphs ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • A Right Ambition (Text Only)

    by David Gower ...
    First published in 1986 and now available as an ebook.Batsman of international renown, Captain of England, David Gower scaled heights other cricketers must envy. He successfully led one of the best balanced of recent English sides in a victorious tour of India in the winter of 1984/5 and returned home to win decisively the series against Australia in 1985 and regain the Ashes. There followed the ... Read more

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  • An Endangered Species

    by David Gower ...
    As a cricketer, David Gower was famed for the elegance of his strokeplay as one of England's greatest batsmen and for his superb fielding. As a captain, he led his country to Ashes success, yet some queried his application because it all seemed to come to him so easily and effortlessly. But that was never the whole story: Gower was always committed and a great competitor, as this fascinating and ... Read more

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  • David Gower's 50 Greatest Cricketers of All Time David Gower's 50 Greatest Cricketers of All Time

    by David Gower ...
    Former England captain and impeccably stylish batsman David Gower, himself inducted into cricket's Hall of Fame, here takes a leap of faith and names his 50 greatest players of all time.Going back through the history of the game, he honours the finest run-getters, wicket-takers, glove men and captains he played with and against, as well as those he has been able to observe as a spectator or ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Heroes and Contemporaries (Text Only)

    by David Gower ...
    First published in 1983, Heroes and Contemporaries reveals a new aspect of David Gower’s personality – that of an astute and intelligent observer of the game and of his fellow players.In this book he has chosen a collection of the people in cricket he most admires and has written about them in conversational style, with immediacy and critical appreciation.Gower’s encounters with these people ... Read more

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  • Biotic Evolution and Environmental Change in Southeast Asia

    Edited by David Gower, Kenneth Johnson, James Richardson, Brian Rosen, Lukas Rüber, Suzanne Williams ...
    Series Book 82 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
    The flora and fauna of Southeast Asia are exceptionally diverse. The region includes several terrestrial biodiversity hotspots and is the principal global hotspot for marine diversity, but it also faces the most intense challenges of the current global biodiversity crisis. Providing reviews, syntheses and results of the latest research into Southeast Asian earth and organismal history, this book ... Read more

    $113.19 USD

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    Dubious behaviour and achievements from cricket's chequered history

    by Alexander Buzo ...
    Full of brigands and bogans, legends and sledgends, Legends of the Baggy Green is an acerbic commentary on the codes and manners of cricket behaviour. Part social history, part blooper tape, this book takes sports comedy back to where it all began.The sins of modern cricket-sledging, chucking, match-fixing, plus the heinous practice of putting the ball in the freezer to make it bounce higher - are ... Read more

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  • Thanks, Johnners

    An Affectionate Tribute to a Broadcasting Legend

    by Jonathan Agnew ...
    Perfect for cricket fans everywhere, Thanks Johnners is a warm and witty tribute to Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special.The Test Match Special on-air incident, in which Jonathan Agnew's comment on Ian Botham's attempt to avoid stepping on his stumps – "He just couldn't quite get his leg over" provoking prolonged fits of giggles, most notably from Brian Johnston, has been ... Read more

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  • Inside the Box

    My Life with Test Match Special

    by Peter Baxter ...
    A celebration of three decades of cricket and a unique insight into the world of radio and broadcasting. Test Match Special is both a sporting and broadcasting institution that has become synonymous with the British summertime. Since its first live broadcast back in 1957 it has proudly lived up to its original slogan 'Don't miss a Ball, we broadcast them all'. During much of this time the man ... Read more

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  • Cricket: A Modern Anthology

    by Jonathan Agnew ...
    Jonathan “Aggers” Agnew, England’s voice of cricket, showcases some of the very best writings on the noble game, from the 1930s to the present day.In this wide-ranging and beautifully-produced anthology, Test Match Special’s Jonathan ‘Aggers’ Agnew, chooses a wide variety of writings on the sport that has consumed his life, from the 1932/33 Ashes (Bodyline) series right up to the present day. In a ... Read more

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  • Standing My Ground

    by Matthew Hayden ...
    Matthew Hayden was one of the most commanding batsmen the game has ever seen - and one of its great enigmas.A religious man and a ruthless on-field sledger. A brutal enforcer, and a soft-hearted family man. Australian record-holder for highest score in Tests and One Day Internationals, who was at times troubled by self-doubt and doubters.In Standing My Ground Hayden confronts these contradictions ... Read more

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    The heart of the game and beyond

    by Richie Benaud ...
    The story of a lifetime at the very centre of international cricket, from the most respected TV commentator in the game.Few people understand cricket as well as Richie Benaud. For sixty years, as player and commentator, he has set the standards for others to follow and has witnessed all the major events in the game. No one else has found such favour with the vast numbers of cricket lovers in both ... Read more

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