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Andrew Strauss’s autobiography: Coming into Play
By Will 4 years ago, mid-August Add your comment below
I should probably also mention that Andrew Strauss’s autobiography, Coming into Play, is released on the same day as Kevin Pietersen’s. Strauss writes an excellent column for the Daily Telegraph and, while he’ll have used a ghost for much of this book, he is an intelligent, hard-working cricketer and it too should make for interesting reading. Like Pietersen’s, it can be pre-ordered from Amazon.
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5 Responses to “Andrew Strauss’s autobiography: Coming into Play”
August 22nd, 2006 at 1.23 pm
August 22nd, 2006 at 3.32 pm
I read somewhere that he wrote it all himself, no ghost writer or anything. It would be impressive if that were true.
August 22nd, 2006 at 4.15 pm
Agree with Ben, especially as he is still playing all forms of the game. Strauss is a bright man who will inevitably leave out so much stuff and at best only hint at contemporary issues/stories which could be potentially controversial. This is ALWAYS frustrating for the reader and leaves you feeling a little cheated. Perhaps the exception to this is the excellent ON & OFF THE FIELD by Ed Smith, and look what happened to him at Kent following its publication.
August 22nd, 2006 at 10.44 pm
OK, here’s a question.
Does anyone know of a good biography of W G Grace? One with plenty of historical context?
Or more generally (and perhaps deserving a thread of its own, hint-hint) What cricket books do people recommend?
August 22nd, 2006 at 11.16 pm
Your wish is my command
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