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A History of West Indies Cricket (Paperback)

by Michael Manley (Author)

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Paperback: 728 pages
Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd; Revised edition (2 Sep 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 023305037X
ISBN-13: 978-0233050379
Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 5.2 cm

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A History of West Indies Cricket has been fully updated, telling the recent story of West Indian cricket in the nineties and at the start of the 21st century. The records sections have also been brought up to date. In 1975, the West Indies became the first winners of the cricket World Cup. Their style of cricket has always been ideal for this type of game; exhilarating, stroke-making batsmen; penetrative, wicket-taking bowlers and dynamic, athletic fielders. The epitome of the team was its captain, Clive Lloyd, a magnificent all-rounder. For 15 years between 1976 and 1991, the West Indies ruled the cricket world in imperious style, winning 62 Test matches and losing just 17. Batsmen of the calibre of Haynes, Greenidge, Richards, Lloyd and Richardson, and bowlers such as Holding, Roberts, Garner, Croft, Walsh and Ambrose, struck fear into the hearts and minds of opposing players. In 1994, Brian Lara announced himself in a way like no other. He set world records in both Test and First-class cricket in the same calendar year, taking 375 off the England attack, then flaying an injury-hit Durham county attack for 501 not out for Warwickshire. It was at this point that the old edition was published. The update will highlight the sad demise of West Indian cricket. The accessibility of cable television from the United States has shown youngsters in the Caribbean other sports, ones which offer untold wealth to even those of moderate professional standard. Football too has taken a hold, with Jamaica reaching the World Cup finals in 1998. The year 2000 was a watershed as it saw the Test careers of both Walsh and Ambrose close, thus severing the last links with the heyday of West Indian cricket. History has shown it will rise again.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect, but comprehensive..., 26 April 2000

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The late Michael Norman Manley, twice Prime Minister of Jamaica, son of National Hero Norman Manley and vital force behind the Non-Aligned Movement in the 1970's, did a great service to the West Indies and the game of cricket when he wrote this monumental work in the 1980's.

This is not to say the _History of West Indian Cricket_ is not without flaws -- like the man himself, the book is not perfect. In fact, spotting errata in the first edition became a regional obsession for Windies cricket fans. Happily, many errors in fact have been corrected in this 1995 update.

There were also rumors spread in West Indian circles that Manley was not even the author of the volume, but relied on his then-aide, O.K. Melhado, to draft the text. Since Manley has passed on, it seems unfair that these rumors persist -- but I might note that Melhado has consistently denied the rumors and insisted that Michael Manley was the one and only author of this book.

It stands as a testament to Michael Manley's love for his country, his region, and the great game of cricket.

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