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The Silk Express
Nick Richardson
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The Story of EA 'Ted' Mcdonald
出版Ken Piesse Football & Cricket Books, 2015-02
主題Sports & Recreation / General
ISBN09925228119780992522810
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=r6CwoQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋For years Ted McDonald was the highest paid cricketer in the world, yet on his tragic death in 1937, his wife and two young boys were left with just 300 pounds.McDonald's mania for gambling and 'freak bets' saw him exiled from Tasmania as a teenager, but his cricketing prowess was a saver and he formed with Jack Gregory, Australia's first truly-great express opening partnership.At the height of his fame and ballooning Ashes success, McDonald walked out on Australian cricket into a headlining professional career in England which triggered championship glory for Lancashire and saw him, at 39, shock and skittle the young recordbreaker Don Bradman.This is a truly compelling story of one of cricket's most mysterious heroes.