Great AUSTRALIAN Cricket Achievers and Characters

by Perry, Roland

• ISBN13: 9781761048432
• ISBN10: 1761048430
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-03-01
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton AU

Summary

From the turbulent life of the late Shane Warne to the skill, mentality and character behind Pat Cummins’ new-look captaincy, and through the decades to the wit, wisdom and genius of Sir Donald Bradman, Great Australian Cricket Achieversand Characters examines the career highs and lows of many of the game’ s big names through the ages. From the turbulent life of the late Shane Warne to the skill, mentality and character behind Pat Cummins’ new-look captaincy, and through the decades to the wit, wisdom and genius of Sir Donald Bradman, Great Australian Cricket Achieversand Characters examines the career highs and lows of many of the game’ s big names. The chapters cover the elegance and style of Ellyse Perry and Neil Harvey; the drive of Ian Chappell, Steve Waugh and Bill Lawry; the dry humour of Lindsay Hassett and the guile of Richie Benaud; the speed and chivalry of Dennis Lillee and the bullyboy tactics of Kerry Packer, who changed the game forever.

Author Biography

Roland Perry has published 27 books in a range of genres including biography, politics, espionage, history (WW1 and WW2), sport and fiction. He is the only author to write comprehensive books on the two main Fronts of the Great War 1914-1918. Perry’ s works on sport include the number one bestseller and definitive work on Sir Donald Bradman, The Don, and more recently, The Changi Brownlow. This was short-listed for the Australian Booksellers Industry Award for non-fiction.