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Gilly

- The Turbulent Life of Roy Gilchrist
Af: Mark Peel Engelsk Hardback

Gilly

- The Turbulent Life of Roy Gilchrist
Af: Mark Peel Engelsk Hardback
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Gilly: The Turbulent Life of Roy Gilchrist is the tragic account of a cricket meteor who crashed to earth all too quickly because of his flawed temperament. Born into grinding poverty in rural Jamaica in 1934, Gilchrist''s prowess as a phenomenal fast bowler quickly gained him international recognition, but the failure to curb his unstable temperament saw him sent home from the West Indies tour of India in 1959 for dangerous bowling. A victim of the class-ridden clique that ran West Indies cricket, Gilchrist hardly helped his cause by refusing to alter his aggressive demeanour. Excessive gamesmanship and constant fights on and off the field, culminating in a prison sentence for attacking his wife with a hot iron, not only put paid to any hopes of reviving his Test career; it also tainted his reputation irrevocably. Sadly, he lived his final years as a pauper afflicted by disease.

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Gilly: The Turbulent Life of Roy Gilchrist is the tragic account of a cricket meteor who crashed to earth all too quickly because of his flawed temperament. Born into grinding poverty in rural Jamaica in 1934, Gilchrist''s prowess as a phenomenal fast bowler quickly gained him international recognition, but the failure to curb his unstable temperament saw him sent home from the West Indies tour of India in 1959 for dangerous bowling. A victim of the class-ridden clique that ran West Indies cricket, Gilchrist hardly helped his cause by refusing to alter his aggressive demeanour. Excessive gamesmanship and constant fights on and off the field, culminating in a prison sentence for attacking his wife with a hot iron, not only put paid to any hopes of reviving his Test career; it also tainted his reputation irrevocably. Sadly, he lived his final years as a pauper afflicted by disease.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9781801503952
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1801503958
Kategori: Biografier: sport
Udg. Dato: 13 mar 2023
Længde: 32mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 162mm
Forlag: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Oplagsdato: 13 mar 2023
Forfatter(e): Mark Peel
Forfatter(e) Mark Peel


Kategori Biografier: sport


ISBN-13 9781801503952


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 224


Udgave


Længde 32mm


Bredde 242mm


Højde 162mm


Udg. Dato 13 mar 2023


Oplagsdato 13 mar 2023


Forlag Pitch Publishing Ltd

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