- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Blake Publishing; First Edition edition (1 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184454124X
- ISBN-13: 978-1844541249
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 533,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Born on a council estate in London's King's Cross, Fred showed an incredible aptitude both as batsman and bowler from an early age. From these humble beginnings he began his lifelong involvement with the game, first as a player, then coach and finally as an England selector. His incredible rise through the ranks of the cricketing establishment was even more remarkable given his background and the class divisions that once characterised British cricket. His career has been as eventful off the pitch as it has been on. When playing with Ted Dexter, Dexter once insisted he and Fred opened the innings in a Test match, so they could have the afternoon free to go racing at Cheltenham, and, after losing four toes in 1968, Titmus confounded all predictions by returning to first class cricket seven weeks later. Fred Titmus: A Life in Cricket is a remarkable testament to an extraordinary man.
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Fred Titmus enjoyed nearly fifty years of playing, coaching and directing the progress of English cricket. His debut for Middlesex in 1949 saw the beginning of a career in first-class cricket that would last until 1982. As one of the first all-rounders, he became a terrifying force in the international game during the 50s and 60s despite loosing several toes in 1967. Fred is now retired from the world of Cricket and lives mainly in Majorca where his stories of cricketing fun continue long into the night with friends and neighbours.
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My cricketing career got off to a surprisingly good start, and all because I was angry. Read the first page
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I really enjoyed reading the autobiography of Fred Titmus, who was a key member of the Middlesex team for so many years, and a stalwart for England. It is full of interesting stories and humorous anecdotes about his life (both the ups and downs).
He is a man who has spent his whole working life in the game of cricket, and thus is well qualified to tell us about it.
I saw him play many times in the 60s, when as a schoolboy you were allowed into Lords free after tea!
This book is thoroughly recommended reading on a cold dark winter night (or for that matter, on a lovely summer day during the lunch break at the cricket ground!).
He is a man who has spent his whole working life in the game of cricket, and thus is well qualified to tell us about it.
I saw him play many times in the 60s, when as a schoolboy you were allowed into Lords free after tea!
This book is thoroughly recommended reading on a cold dark winter night (or for that matter, on a lovely summer day during the lunch break at the cricket ground!).
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