Squeezing the Orange
$38.53
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2014
Summary
The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as “Blowers”, tells his riveting life story.
Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed “Blowers” by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. His distinctively rich, cut glass voice and his vividly eccentric observatio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007506408 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0007506406 |
| Author: | Henry Blofeld |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
‘Blowers is the master of “painting a picture” … An irresistible adventure, a tribute to optimism, fine living and good friends’ Independent
‘No one knows or cares more about radio or can write about it with such wit, love and grace’ Stephen Fry
About The Author
Henry Blofeld
Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed “Blowers” by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. He has been a cricket writer for over 45 years.
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