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Buy this book on-line FRINDALL, BILL: : BEARDERS: MY LIFE IN CRICKET. [Author SIGNED+dedicated copy.]LONDON.ORION,2006. ISBN 0752875159.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED+dedicated,1st edn.
FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but neat,blue ink,author's handwritten signature and warm dedication to title page:"To Tony, Happy 83rd Birthday.Enjoy Down Under TMS. (I'll be there!) Best wishes Bill Frindall.",and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subject portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any page's corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,unblemished,publisher's original dark green cloth bds with crisp,bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,2-322pp [paginated] includes 23 chapters,16pp b/w+ colour contemporary photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp86/7 and pp230/1 respectively,b/w cricket score cards interspersed throughout the text; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table,acknowledgements,and 4pp blanks to rear.
For forty years now,one person has been a fixture among cricket commentators: Bill Frindall.
Dubbed 'The Bearded Wonder' by Brian Johnston,he has been the scorer and statistician for Test Match Special since 1966.In this memoir,he reveals how from his earliest (and clean-shaven) days, cricket has always been a passion for him.
But it was on a miserable rain-swept afternoon at school that his life changed when he was first taught how to score.
Bill Frindall recalls some of the great moments that he has witnessed,both on the pitch and in the commentary box.He began his professional scoring career in the company of John Arlott and Brian Johnston, two of the greatest commentators of all time.Virtually every aspect of professional cricket has changed dramatically during the last forty years. As someone who has watched every ball bowled in a Test match in England during that time,Bill Frindall is perfectly placed to comment on all these issues.
Bill Frindall,known to cricket fans everywhere as the Bearded Wonder,is now the longest-serving member of the Test Match Special team,having been its scorer since 1966 and not having missed a home Test match in 40 years.In this highly entertaining volume of memoirs,he looks back at some of the funniest moments that have occurred in the commentary box and assesses the great characters that he has worked with during that time,including the legendary figures of John Arlott and Brian Johnston.Frindall also picks out the most memorable games he has seen,and provides
revealing insights into the players.As you would expect from the world's leading cricket statistician,the book is packed with fascinating facts and figures.For lovers of cricket everywhere,especially fans of TMS [Test Match Special],this book is the perfect summer's read.
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