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In this follow-up to his award-winning book 'An Ordinary Spectator:
50 Years of Watching Sport', John Rigg presents a collection of his
wide-ranging sports writing over the last five years. 'Still An
Ordinary Spectator: Five More Years of Watching Sport' captures the
thrill of watching some of the best sportsmen of the modern era -
Rory McIlroy, Robert Lewandowski, Cameron Smith et al - at the top
of their game. But it's not all star athletes; John also introduces
the reader to the casual acquaintances he has encountered and the
local sporting events he has watched during this most recent stage
of his long sports-spectating journey. From high-school American
football in San Antonio to club cricket in Saltaire, the book
reflects on sport's inherent capacity to act as a barometer of the
society around it with a rich combination of contemporary detail
and historical digression.
John Rigg has been an 'ordinary spectator' - not only of rugby but
of football and cricket and other sports - for 50 years. This is a
warm and engaging memoir of half a century of sports spectating -
from Yorkshire to London to Scotland via New York and Sydney (and
Minsk!). It presents a unique perspective on why live sport is
compulsive viewing.
To Which Are Added, Instructions For Carrying Them Into Effect, And
A Great Variety Of Memorial Precedents, Suited To The Registries Of
Middlesex And York.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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To Which Are Added, Instructions For Carrying Them Into Effect, And
A Great Variety Of Memorial Precedents, Suited To The Registries Of
Middlesex And York.
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