Taking Fresh Guard: A Memoir

Taking Fresh Guard: A Memoir

by TonyLewis (Author)

Synopsis

Tony Lewis has reached the top of English cricket as a player captaining his country, as a commentator for the BBC, and as an administrator becoming President of the MCC. But even these bare outlines do not do justice to the full range of his career, as a musician, rugby player, head of the Welsh Tourist Board, and much else besides. In this memoir, Tony Lewis takes us through key episodes in his life, showing how chance moments have shaped much that followed. This is the account of one man's remarkable life and of the sport he loves so much. He recalls the great characters he has met throughout his career, and gives his vision of a way forward for English cricket.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Headline
Published: 02 Jun 2003

ISBN 10: 074727598X
ISBN 13: 9780747275985

Media Reviews
The best sporting autobiography of the year - Robert Hands, The Times

As vivid as a butterfly flitting from flower to flower...these memoirs are engrossing and often very funny - Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Times

He has bags to say and much of it is worth listening to... All wry and witty, nothing dry and dusty here - David Llewellyn, Independent

An engaging and enjoyable read ... Taking Fresh Guard is a fine memoir from a multi-talented man - Chris Pryke, Birmingham Post
Author Bio
Tony Lewis won a double Blue (cricket and rugby) at Cambridge before starting a career in cricket for Glamorgan and England, whom he captained eight times. He was a BBC broadcaster from 1974 to 1998, and then became President of the MCC from 1998 to 2000.