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Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the bad old days of Australian cricket by Christian Ryan (Paperback, 2010)
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His rise and fall as captain and player is unparalleled in Australian cricketing history. In Hughes' character were the seeds of his own destruction. Lillee, Marsh, the Chappells, all had their agendas, all were unhappy with his selection and performance as captain.
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Kim Hughes was one of the most majestic and daring batsmen to play for Australia in the last 40 years. Golden curled and boyishly handsome, his rise and fall as captain and player is unparalleled in our cricketing history. He played at least three innings that count as all-time classics, but it's his tearful resignation from the captaincy that is remembered. Insecure but arrogant, abrasive but charming; in Hughes' character were the seeds of his own destruction. Yet was Hughes' fall partly due to those around him, men who are themselves legends in Australia's cricketing history? Lillee, Marsh, the Chappells, all had their agendas, all were unhappy with his selection and performance as captain - evidenced by Dennis Lillee's tendency to aim bouncers relentlessly at Hughes' head during net practice. Hughes' arrival on the Test scene coincided with the most turbulent time Australian cricket has ever seen - first Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, then the rebel tours to South Africa. Both had dramatic effects on Hughes' career. As he traces the high points and the low, Chris Ryan sheds new and fascinating light on the cricket - and the cricketers - of the times.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllen & Unwin
ISBN-139781742374635
eBay Product ID (ePID)95816769
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
Publication NameGolden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
AuthorChristian Ryan
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height205 mm
Item Weight433 g
Item Width135 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia
Title_AuthorChristian Ryan
GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports
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- 30 Aug, 2020
Refreshing insights into a player and a period I lived and loved.
Extremely well, and widely researched. Concise writing structure, with a blend of humour. Ryan appears to have sought a good cross section of views, reports and memories, resulting in a balanced and fair appraisal of some polarising issues from the period.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Jun, 2017
Good read
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
