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Alec Stewart - Playing for Keeps

 
Description: ISBN 0563521430 / Author: Alec Stewart / Genre: Biography / Alec Stewart's story is that of someone deeply in love with cricket, ... more
Alec Stewart - Playing for Keeps ... fortunate to have inherited outstanding sporting genes but supremely professional at utilising that natural talent to the ultimate degree.

Newest Review: ... decisions which led to him wanting to find a career as a professional cricketer. The book then goes onto discuss his time ain ... more

 ... the second eleven at Surrey while trying to beak into the first eleven with the hardest critic/ Manager he faced - His own father. The book discusses how having his father as the Manager of his county and later his Country led to him having to earn his place in the team for the fear of recriminations that he was only there as the manager's son. The story moves onto his first call up and tour as an England player playing in the West Indies in a team that was expected to get hammered, but played valiantly and surpri...more

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Playing for Keeps: The Autobiography of AlecStewart
Pages: 400, Paperback, BBC Books
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Pages: 256, Edition: 1st edition, Hardcover, BBC Books
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Premium Review Alec Stewart - Playing for Keeps: Good cricketing autobiography (546 words)
by - written on 21/01/09 (Very useful, 18 readings)
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Alec Stewart will widely be regarded as one of the greatest wicket keepers this country as ever produced. He was not only good with the gloves it was his batting which initially broke him into the England Cricketing set up and helped keep him there for over 20years. Playing for Keeps is his story and his version of events that led from being born into a cricketing family (his dad played for England and later managed England) and playing backyard cricket with his brother to his rise through school and junior ranks, joining Surrey County Cricket Club and eventually playing for England. The first part of the book deals with his upbringing and how he ...  Read the complete review

 

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