Born to Play, the Barry Davis Story
‘Don’t you dare say anything until you calm down, we’ll talk about this then,’ said Barry Davis. And instead of delivering one of his infamous ‘sprays’, football’s messiah Ron Barassi backed off.
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Cricketing Caesar
Mike Brearley has a mythical status in English cricket. As the man who effected a stunning turnaround of the Ashes in 1981 ‘he proved that dreams can really come true,’ says author Mark Peel. ‘He played a critical part in bringing out the best in Ian Botham and Bob Willis, both of whom had lost […]
The hollow crown, by Mark Peel
The captaincy of England’s Test team has always been the highest of honours and among the most onerous.
The cricket book of the year, SO FAR
It was January, 1983. Commentator Reds Perreira was on his way to Kensington Oval and was stopped at a pedestrian crossing by a friend, one of the most revered in West Indian cricket. Tapping on his car window, the man said: ‘Rebel team going to South Africa… do your homework.’