Bill Edrich
the many lives of england's cricket great
$66.78
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
Bill Edrich: The Unforgettable Life of a Cricket Legend, War Hero, and Five-Time Husband
571 first-class matches from 1934 to 1958. 36,985 runs. Ranked 29th all-time. Bill Edrich, alongside Denis Compton and Len Hutton, was celebrated as one of the most thrilling cricket talents of his era. A Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940, he also played football for Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1930s.
In this biography, award-winning writer Leo McKinstry captures Edrich’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399407847 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399407848 |
| Author: | Leo McKinstry |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Sport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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[Edrich was] almost indifferent to his own safety. No bowler is too fast to hook; no score too large to defy challenge. * Ian Wooldridge, Daily Mail *
About The Author
Leo McKinstry
Leo McKinstry has been a professional writer since 1995, working for the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Sun. He has also been a columnist and feature writer for the Daily Express for the last 17 years. McKinstry has written major biographies of two English batsmen- Geoff Boycott and Jack Hobbs and among his other books are award-winning biographies of the footballing brothers Jack and Bobby Charlton and the World Cup-winning manager Sir Alf Ramsey.
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