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Geoff Boycott - A Cricketing Hero (Paperback, Illustrated Ed) Loot Price: R261
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Geoff Boycott - A Cricketing Hero (Paperback, Illustrated Ed): Leo McKinstry

Geoff Boycott - A Cricketing Hero (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

Leo McKinstry

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Few modern British sportsmen have fascinated the public more than Geoff Boycott. In this first comprehensive and balanced account of Boycott's life - fully updated to include his battle against cancer - award-winning author Leo McKinstry lifts the lid on one of cricket's great enigmatic characters. A record-breaking Test cricketer and acerbic commentator, Geoff Boycott has never been far away from controversy during his long career in the game. Based on meticulous research and interviews with a host of players, Test captains, officials, broadcasters, friends and enemies, this definitive biography cuts through the Boycott myth to expose the truth about this charismatic, single-minded and often exasperating personality. What was Boycott like as a schoolboy? How did his England cricket colleagues such as Graham Gooch, Dennis Amiss and Brian Close feel about him as a person? Why was he so unpopular in his early career for Yorkshire? And what is the real truth about the relationships that soured his private world? From his upbringing as a miner's son in a Yorkshire village, through highlights like his hundredth century at Headingley against Australia, to the low points such as the damaging court case in France, this warts-and-all account of his life makes for captivating reading.

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Imprint: HarperCollinsWillow
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 2005
First published: May 2005
Authors: Leo McKinstry
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 368
Edition: Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-719693-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Cricket
Books > Biography > Sport
LSN: 0-00-719693-8
Barcode: 9780007196937

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