Tony Lock
Aggressive Master of Spin
$36.03
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2022
Summary
Biography of a Surrey and England great by one of cricket’s foremost writers.
Tony Lock was an aggressive, attacking left-arm spinner who ideally complemented the subtleties of Jim Laker’s off-spin when Surrey were winning the County Championship between 1952 and 1958. As well as the successes of Lock’s career, the biography tackles the ‘throwing’ issue in the 1960s that led to his emigration to Australia, where he formed a reputation as a fine professional and coach. The final years …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781803990217 |
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| ISBN-10: | 180399021X |
| Author: | Alan Hill, Dennis Lillee |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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About The Author
Alan Hill
ALAN HILL was one of the foremost biographers of English cricketers. The Yorkshire-born writer and journalist also wrote highly acclaimed biographies of Herbert Sutcliffe, Hedley Verity, Johnny Wardle and Les Ames. He won the Cricket Society Literary Award on more than one occasion.
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