Guess My Story

Author:

By Stephen Chalke

Format:

Hardback

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Cricket, Biography, Northamptonshire CCC

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Further Details

• Published: 1st Jun 2003
• ISBN: 0953119688
• Pages: 192
• Photos: 40

From Word of Sport:

By renowned cricket writer Stephen Chalke, this is an affectionate biography of the great Northamptonshire and England wicket-keeper. There is something folklorish about the crouchers behind the stumps - think of Russell's hat or Healey's whining 'bowled Warney' - Andrew's life is captured thus.

From the Publisher:

Keith Andrew was a great wicket-keeper, a purist in a tradition that has been followed by Bob Taylor and Jack Russell. He was an outstanding county captain, leading the little-known players of Northamptonshire to the top of the championship table. He ran the National Cricket Association, looking after all the cricket below the first-class game.Yet such is his quiet modesty that his name is not a household one, his voice less heard than it should have been.

Now, at the age of 73, he tells the story of his life – from humble beginnings in Oldham to Test cricket in Brisbane – and he shares his opinions on the future of English cricket. He throws light on the little-known world of wicket-keeping and wonders how the skills will evolve in the coming years. He relives all the drama of August 1965 when Northamptonshire stood on the verge of their first county championship title. This is a book for the real cricket lover.

From the Critics:

“The book is packed with memories from yesteryear and liberally sprinkled with anecdotes of Wantage Road favourites of the 1950s and 1960s. In Keith Andrew, Stephen Chalke has found a kindred spirit, and whatever he comes up with in future he will find it hard to improve on this.”

Ian Davidson, Northampton Evening Telegraph