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Their fame was fleeting and their stories compelling.

One hitch-hiked to the ground, another broke down on match-eve. So gripped by nerves was one that he could hardly feel the ball in his hand. Another was plucked from Twenty-two of Ballarat into an MCG Test the very same week. Ken Meuleman’s sole Test ended in eight hours. Dr Bert Hartkopf was a little luckier. His Test went for seven days. He made 80, yet still was dropped.

Bryce McGain always dreamt of making a Test 100; to his horror it came from 10.3 of his own overs.

Seventy of Australia’s Test cricketers appeared only once. Their journeys will entertain, enlighten and delight – and have been beautifully told by Australian cricket’s master storyteller Ken Piesse.

Hardback with dustjacket. It comes in a cloth slip case.

Signed by the author. Just 300 were produced