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Jack Hobbs

Jack Hobbs


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During a remarkably long career that began in the age of W.G.Grace and ended in the era of Don Bradman, Hobbs scored more first-class runs and centuries than any other player. His elegant style and prodigious feats changed the art of batting. His innate dignity and modesty transformed the standing of professionals. Surprisingly, there has never before been a comprehensive biography of Hobbs. Now, acclaimed historian Leo McKinstry tells Hobbs story in full. It is a moving tale, full of drama and incident, charting his rise from a poverty-stricken background in Victorian Cambridge to become England s best-loved sportsman and the first professional cricketer to be knighted. Using wide ranging research, including Hobbs own correspondence and interviews, McKinstry examines every aspect of his life, from shy, gentle personality to his record in the First World War, from the brilliance of his batting technique to his involvement in some of cricket s greatest controversies, such as the notorious Bodyline tour of 1932 33. With its wealth of original material, this in-depth biography is an important addition to cricket literature.

About the Author :
Leo McKinstry, born in Belfast in 1962, writes regularly for the Daily Express, the Daily Mail and the Spectator. He has written nine books, including a life of Geoff Boycott, which was recently named one of the finest cricket books written in a Wisden poll. His biography of Jack and Bobby Charlton was a top-ten bestseller and won the Sports Book of the Year award, while his study of Lord Rosebery won Channel Four Political Book of the year. Most recently he has written a trilogy about the RAF in the Second World War.

Review :
'Thoroughly illuminating and difficult to put down' 'A near masterpiece of biographical investigation' 'One of the best football books ever written' An utterly absorbing book As well as being meticulously researched, it is beautifully written and has tremendous pace'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780224083294
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
  • Weight: 710 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0224083295
  • Publisher Date: 26 May 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 36 mm
  • Width: 161 mm


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