Keeper of Style : John Murray, the King of Lord's Hardback
by Christopher Sandford
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The life and times of Middlesex and England wicketkeeper-batsman John 'JT' Murray, one of the acknowledged greats of English post-war cricket.
Irresistibly cool, glamorous and apparently unapproachable, Murray was Christopher Sandford's consuming hero at the time the author was confined in an English seaside boarding school in the 60s.
Twenty or more years later, the two became friends. In 2017 Murray eventually succumbed to a decade-long campaign and agreed to share in full his lifetime's reminiscences, recounting his experiences of a quarter of a century as a professional English sportsman.
Murray proved unfailingly generous and humorous (if by no means uncritical) in his accounts of the great Tests, the tours and the parade of celebrities, sporting and otherwise, he encountered.
This treasure trove of stories - described not just in the dry accountancy of scores and averages, but in droll anecdotal detail - lies at the heart of a unique cricket book illustrated by photographs, letters and notes from Murray's own collection.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:23/09/2019
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- ISBN:9781785314872
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication Date:23/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781785314872