Worrell

‘A towering achievement – a truly fantastic book’ – Daniel Norcross‘Simon Lister’s book is utterly mesmerising and inspirational and really does justice to this great pioneer. I strongly recommend you read it, or give it to the cricket lover in your life’ – Amol Rajan‘The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero’ – Sir Clive Lloyd‘Lister brought a story-teller’s flair to his study of the groundbreaking West Indies captain. Justice has been well and truly done to Frank Worrell’s life on and off the field’ – Richard Hobson * Cricketer *‘Lister has form, and here he is on form. The breadth and depth of his research, his eye for colour and stylish writing mean Worrell is likely to become the definitive account of its subject’s life and legacy’ – Franklin Nelson * Times Literary Supplement *‘Beautifully written, brimming with delightful and telling details, expertly structured and in places very moving’ – Stephen Chalke‘Simon Lister has once again deployed his compelling lucidity, formidable analytical skills – and his gift for the gripping narrative – to craft a biography of distinction, arguably the best on a West Indian cricketer’ – Clem Seecharan, cricket historian‘Another essential purchase for anyone interested in the cricket and history of the Caribbean’ * Wisden Cricketer’s Almanack *

Simon Lister is the author of Supercat, the authorised biography of Sir Clive Lloyd, and Fire in Babylon, a West Indian cricket history inspired by Stevan Riley’s film. Supercat was shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards and was described by the Guardian as ‘beautifully written’. Fire in Babylon won the MCC/Cricket Society Book of the Year award and was also shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. ESPNcricinfo described it as ‘a superb work of non-fiction with the emotional power of a novel’.