- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Know the Score Books (8 Nov 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905449631
- ISBN-13: 978-1905449637
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.3 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 847,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Match Of My Life is a delight --The Wisden Cricketer magazine
Book Review, Birmingham Post, November 11, 2006
"Enjoyable vignettes offer readers an insight into Ashes history
and whet the appetite for another compelling series."
and whet the appetite for another compelling series."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book gives a wonderful insight into what it is like to play in the Ashes, it has 12 chapters of first-person accounts which are fascinating and often amusing. It is split between England and Australia with 6 chapters from each: starting with Neil Harvey talking about playing alongside Don Bradman on the Invincibles tour of 1948 to England's dramatic recapturing of the Ashes in 2005.
Personally, my favourite chapters were Geoff Boycott's account of his comeback hundred - told in true Boycott style. Then there's Ashley Giles talking about how he transformed his reputation in 2005, hitting the winning runs at Trent Bridge and batting alongside Kevin Pietersen, on that brilliant afternoon at the Oval. And Justin Langer's account gives a true feeling of what it is like to make a double century.
The book is easy to read and I would definitely recommend it for cricket fans, no matter who you support.
Personally, my favourite chapters were Geoff Boycott's account of his comeback hundred - told in true Boycott style. Then there's Ashley Giles talking about how he transformed his reputation in 2005, hitting the winning runs at Trent Bridge and batting alongside Kevin Pietersen, on that brilliant afternoon at the Oval. And Justin Langer's account gives a true feeling of what it is like to make a double century.
The book is easy to read and I would definitely recommend it for cricket fans, no matter who you support.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is both a fantastic taster for the forthcoming Ashes series, and a great reminder of some of the incredible battles between England and Australia.
6 Aussie and 6 English Ashes legends have been given the opprotunity to select their greatest moments and with the likes of Boycott, Gower, Giles & Willis; McGrath, Langer, Hughes & Thomson contributing detailed chapters you really get a flavour of what it is like to face up to the heat of Ashes battle.
The pride and the passion of the men shines through and each tells bundles of great stories. Merv Hughes, for example, tells how he spoke to Ian Botham after Both had swiped him for a Test record 24 in one over and told him how he'd attended a coaching clinic while England were touring Australia. Botham admitted he did not remember Hughes from that occasion and asked what he'd advised Hughes. Merv replied, 'You told me to forget cricket and go and play golf,' Both, quick as a flash responds: 'You should have taken my advice.'
If you like your sledging then the battle of wits between Michael Atherton and Hughes also makes for hilarious reading. Bob Willis reveals that the real reason behind his demon spell at Headingley as 1981 was that he thought he was going to get dropped, while Ashley Giles revels in hitting the winning runs at Trent Bridge last summer and partnering Pietersen to glorious victory at the Oval.
The overriding impression I was left with was how much this great sporting contest matters to these players. You expect that from the likes of Boycott or Thomson, but David Gower comes across as surprisingly determined and passionate, while the chapter by Neil Harvey about his first tour in 1948 with Don Bradman's 'Invincibles' takes you back to a bygone era and is packed full of wonderful stories. You simply have tobuy the book and revel in the nostalgia while waiting for the evening's play to begin!
And the good news is that there's plenty of room for an update when the Ashes return to these shores in a couple of years time. With 12 players given the choice of selecting their greatest Test, there's room perhaps for Tyson on winning in Australia in 1954/55, Benaud on his tour of 1961 and David Steele on becoming the most unlikely Sports Personality of the Year in 1975 for stemming the tide of Lillee and Thomson... and, of course, a chapter on what hopefully will be a victorious 2006/7 series.
6 Aussie and 6 English Ashes legends have been given the opprotunity to select their greatest moments and with the likes of Boycott, Gower, Giles & Willis; McGrath, Langer, Hughes & Thomson contributing detailed chapters you really get a flavour of what it is like to face up to the heat of Ashes battle.
The pride and the passion of the men shines through and each tells bundles of great stories. Merv Hughes, for example, tells how he spoke to Ian Botham after Both had swiped him for a Test record 24 in one over and told him how he'd attended a coaching clinic while England were touring Australia. Botham admitted he did not remember Hughes from that occasion and asked what he'd advised Hughes. Merv replied, 'You told me to forget cricket and go and play golf,' Both, quick as a flash responds: 'You should have taken my advice.'
If you like your sledging then the battle of wits between Michael Atherton and Hughes also makes for hilarious reading. Bob Willis reveals that the real reason behind his demon spell at Headingley as 1981 was that he thought he was going to get dropped, while Ashley Giles revels in hitting the winning runs at Trent Bridge last summer and partnering Pietersen to glorious victory at the Oval.
The overriding impression I was left with was how much this great sporting contest matters to these players. You expect that from the likes of Boycott or Thomson, but David Gower comes across as surprisingly determined and passionate, while the chapter by Neil Harvey about his first tour in 1948 with Don Bradman's 'Invincibles' takes you back to a bygone era and is packed full of wonderful stories. You simply have tobuy the book and revel in the nostalgia while waiting for the evening's play to begin!
And the good news is that there's plenty of room for an update when the Ashes return to these shores in a couple of years time. With 12 players given the choice of selecting their greatest Test, there's room perhaps for Tyson on winning in Australia in 1954/55, Benaud on his tour of 1961 and David Steele on becoming the most unlikely Sports Personality of the Year in 1975 for stemming the tide of Lillee and Thomson... and, of course, a chapter on what hopefully will be a victorious 2006/7 series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What an excellent read! This book is full of tasty morsals for the cricket enthusiast to feast on, from the most recent Ashes series to those that I am not overly familiar with.
I particularly enjoyed the Neil Harvey chapter as this is an era of the Ashes that I do not know too much about. To hear that Bradman held him in such high regard is quite something!
Overall, an excellent insight into the the favourite matches of some very special cricketers.
I particularly enjoyed the Neil Harvey chapter as this is an era of the Ashes that I do not know too much about. To hear that Bradman held him in such high regard is quite something!
Overall, an excellent insight into the the favourite matches of some very special cricketers.
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