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Old 24-05-2006, 03:53 AM   #58 (permalink)
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Put me down as another fan of Gideon Haigh. His book 'Mystery Spinner' about the somewhat tragic Jack Iverson was a fantastic read because it wasn't just an autobiography. It also has quite an amazing photo on the front-cover of Jack Iverson's grip.



As for the most entertaining book I've read, well Timmie Zoehrer's 'The Gloves Are Off' was the biggest laugh I've had in years. Imagine a cricketing autobiography written by a 9/11 conspiracist and you get an idea of how paranoid, how bitter and how inane the whole thing is. I mean, his treatment by the infamous WACA heirarchy was poor but geez........

I just HAVE to provide a sample;

"The instigators of the plot to remove me from behind the wickets for WA had achieved their objective."

And;

"But now I know the reasons behind the conspiracy to remove me from the Western Warriors and it is blatantly clear that Foster and his co-selectors were only puppets in the whole affair."

A ghost writer may have been a good idea.........

The one I feel most sorry for is Alec Stewart; he wrote the foreword and I don't think he'd be looking back at that decision with a great deal of satisfaction these days.
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