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WG Grace: An Intimate Biography [Kindle Edition]

Robert Low
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"'A must for cricket-lovers' P.J. Kavanagh - The Spectator; 'An engaging, thorough and humane biography' Daily Mail; 'There have been a number of biographies of Grace, but Robert Low's is the fullest and the best written.' Alan Ross - The Oldie; 'Thorough and entertaining' Tim Rice - Daily Telegraph"

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Using contemporary accounts of W.G.'s greatest innings, many for the first time, Robert Low presents a radically new image of the sportsman who was recognised as the pre-eminent athlete of his day.From his emergence as a teenage prodigy to well past his fiftieth year W.G. dominated the game of cricket, taking 2,876 wickets and scoring 54,896 first-class runs in a career lasting an incredible 43 years, from 1865 to 1908. His beard and massive frame made him instantly recognisable wherever he went and his gamesmanship and wit were legendary.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 1618 KB
  • Print Length: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Metro (1 Nov 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B007667U6S
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #93,722 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Undoubtedly one of the best cricketers of all time, and the sport's first superstar, WG Grace is the embodiment of all that is Victorian cricket. Low tells the story of Grace's life in a pleasant and readable biography. He quashes some of the myths and puts flesh on the bones of some of the interesting stories and anecdotes about his life. I particularly enjoyed the sections on Grace's tours abroad and the creation of the London County Cricket Club. Well-researched and well-written, this is a good explanation as to why WG Grace is such a cricketing icon.
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