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Worrell
Simon Lister
其他書名
The Brief but Brilliant Life of a Caribbean Cricket Pioneer
出版
Simon and Schuster
, 2024-06-06
主題
Sports & Recreation / Cricket
History / Caribbean & West Indies / General
Biography & Autobiography / Sports
ISBN
1398524891
9781398524897
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6IPWEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero'
Sir Clive Lloyd
The
brilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell
had to wait until 1960 to become the
first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team
, denied for a decade by the elitism, insularity and racism of Caribbean cricket’s rulers. When his chance finally came, Worrell transformed a talented but unfocused team into the
most exciting side in the world
and led his men into unforgettable series against Australia and England.
Worrell was
universally admired as one of cricket’s great captains
when he was knighted in 1964, but three years later, he was dead aged just forty-two.
Not merely an
extraordinarily talented and record-breaking sportsman
, he served the University of the West Indies after his retirement – along with the cricket team and the political federation, one of the three truly unifying elements across a fractious and diverse region.
This biography, by the author of the acclaimed
Fire in Babylon
and with
a foreword by Sir Clive Lloyd
, is the
definitive
telling of Frank Worrell's life and legacy. It reveals how an upbringing in Barbados, cricketing adventures around the world and a determination not to be cowed by the powers that ran island cricket,
shaped a great West Indian cricketer into a great West Indian, who changed the game forever.