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Some men are born medium-paced, some achieve medium-pace, and some have medium-pace thrust upon them.
Bowlers who take wickets not with pace or spin, but - at speeds between 65 and 85mph - by nagging accuracy are the commonest in cricket. So far, however, nobody has paid them any attention. Yet seam bowling remains one of cricket’s most mysterious arts. George Hirst, one of the best early exponents of swerve, was as puzzled by it as his opponents. ‘Sometimes it works,’ he said, ‘…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349138688 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349138680 |
| Author: | Harry Pearson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 128mm x 170mm x 197mm |
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This may be a book forged in the deepest pit of eccentricity, but nobody writes about cricket’s lunatic fringe more beguilingly
An unalloyed delight for anyone remotely interest in the history of the game - Sport Book of the Week - Independent on Sunday
This may be a book forged in the deepest pit of eccentricity, but nobody writes about cricket’s lunatic fringe more beguilingly - Daily MailAbout The Author
Harry Pearson
Harry Pearson is a journalist and writer who contributes regularly to the Guardian, GQ and When Saturday Comes.
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