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Sir Vivian: The Definitive Autobiography
by
Viv Richards
,
Bob Harris
The most compelling and exciting batsman in the modern game, now 7 years after his retirement from the game he can tell his story without fear or favour. From his early years in Antigua and as a teenager in the West Country, the story continues with the humiliation of West Indies at the hands of pace bowlers Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee and charts the successful remoldin
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Hardcover
,
304 pages
Published
May 25th 2000
by Michael Joseph Ltd
(first published 2000)
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This is a pretty nice book where Viv gives a vivid account of his rise in cricket. He emphasizes his friendship with Ian Botham and his appreciation of Brian Close in his formative years as a batsman. He also writes about his duels with Dennis Lilee and Thompson.
Being a somewhat recent follower of cricket, I found this book very entertaining without going into the sometimes complexity's of the game.
The book takes the standard cronolgical approach in telling Sir Viv's life so far, but what made this book so enjoyable were the stories and the easy way in which he tells them, you can tell he had so much enjoyment in his time playing county cricket in the UK, and the exploits and tales of "after" the matches, make him very approachable and entertaining.
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The book takes the standard cronolgical approach in telling Sir Viv's life so far, but what made this book so enjoyable were the stories and the easy way in which he tells them, you can tell he had so much enjoyment in his time playing county cricket in the UK, and the exploits and tales of "after" the matches, make him very approachable and entertaining.
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