Squeezing the Orange
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0007506392 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A delightful read from one of England's greatest cricket commentators A delightful read from one of England's greatest cricket commentators.Coming from a public school background, I could easily identify with Henry's early life.His insights into other commentators, players, and places he has been, were an absolute pleasure to read.The "road trip" towards the end of the book was very funny too.One thing that I really did like about this book was that it wasn't over political, or (dare I say it), "bitchy" towards players and most of all, management.Buy this book. If you love old
. Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed "Blowers" by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. He has been a cricket writer for over 45 years
'Blowers is the master of "painting a picture" An irresistible adventure, a tribute to optimism, fine living and good friends' Independent 'No one knows or cares more about radio or can write about it with such wit, love and grace' Stephen Fry
This autobiography, stuffed to the gunwhales with delicious anecdotes, brings his astonishingly colourful story bang up to date.. Blowers has been close the the heart of the game for over fifty years and his career has taken him to the far corners of the earth. His distinctively rich, cut glass voice and his vividly eccentric observations of life on and off the pitch, have made him a household name, not only in Britain but around the world, wherever cricket is played. Born in Norfolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge, Henry Calthorpe Blofeld OBE, nicknamed "Blowers" by the late Brian Johnston, is best known as a cricket commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. The quintessentially English cricket commentator, writer, oenophile, bon viveur, collector and national treasure, fondly known as "Blowers", tells his colourful life story