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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. The first 70 copies have been signed by Ken Piesse and David Frith who contributed the foreword. It comes in a cloth slip case.
Collector Editions from No.30 to 70 are available

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