Lamb and Atherton autobiographies?

[TheGreatest]

Will appreciate if anyone can give me their views on the autobiographies of Allan Lamb & Mike Atherton?

 

[mr_mister]

halfway through the Atherton at the moment, he's a good writer. Dunno what else to say about, if you're a fan of '90s english cricket give it a read.

 

[TheGreatest]

halfway through the Atherton at the moment, he's a good writer. Dunno what else to say about, if you're a fan of '90s english cricket give it a read.

Is the 'dirt in the pocket' affair mentiond in detail?

 

[cpr]

From what I recall he does talk about it, been a while since I read it.


Remember finding it a very well written read, with an honest and fair evaluation of his career and skills, if anything a little too modest at times. It doesn't hide the difficulties of his reign, but doesn't do too much blaming of others (though I think Illingworth got more stick than anyone else in it)

 

[TheGreatest]

Allan Lamb?

 

[wpdavid]

From what I recall he does talk about it, been a while since I read it.


Remember finding it a very well written read, with an honest and fair evaluation of his career and skills, if anything a little too modest at times. It doesn't hide the difficulties of his reign, but doesn't do too much blaming of others (though I think Illingworth got more stick than anyone else in it)

That was my take on it, although it's been a very long time since I read it.

I'd be surprised if Lamb's was as good, but who knows.

 

[mr_mister]

Is the 'dirt in the pocket' affair mentiond in detail?

yeah, he criticises the media for how they blew it up afterwards a bit. The details are a bit hazy but he also mentions how he was very quick to put his hand up and acknowledge he ****ed up

 

[listento_me]

I kinda liked Athertons book, borrowed it from the library many years ago. I think i twas the first sports biography I actually read. He does seem a bit pissy about the how sand incident and it reality at a time when non Pakistan players used to bitch about ball tampering all the time and reverse swing etc, for the England captain to do such a thing wasn't just absurd it should have carried tougher punishment.