No Boundaries - Passion and Pain On and Off the Pitch
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No Boundaries - Passion and Pain On and Off the Pitch

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eBook - ePub

No Boundaries - Passion and Pain On and Off the Pitch

About this book

Ronnie Irani had an extraordinary career as a first class cricketer and is now a star broadcaster with talkSport. He grew up in Bolton and has his professional debut with Lancashire aged just 16. But frustrated at constantly playing in the 'stiffs', Ronnie took his courage in both hands and moved to Essex - even though he was only vaguely aware it was somewhere near the Dartford Tunnel. He became one of the county's all-time great players, went on to captain them to three trophies and became a legend with the fans. Ronnie is typically honest about his relationships in the game - good and bad; he relates how he used unconventional medical advice to overcome career threatening injuries; he takes you out to the crease and back in the dressing room; he gives you vivid insights into the humour and the heartache, the trials and the triumphs of being a top sports star. And time and time again he shows why he became a favourite with cricket supporters around the world and why Frank Dick added: 'Telling Ronnie Irani that what he wants to achieve can't be done is like lighting a fuse.'

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Publisher
John Blake
eBook ISBN
9781843582199
Year
2010

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Epigraph
  4. Table of Contents
  5. CHAPTER 1 : ‘HE’S BIG AND HE’S BARMY’
  6. CHAPTER 2 : NUTS ABOUT BRAZIL
  7. CHAPTER 3 : THE VIEW FROM MY BEDROOM WINDOW
  8. CHAPTER 4 : STOP ME IF YOU’RE FEELING FRUITY
  9. CHAPTER 5 : CHIRPING GOD
  10. CHAPTER 6 : MY PAL, THE WANNABE PORN STAR
  11. CHAPTER 7 : SOMEWHERE NEAR THE DARTFORD TUNNEL
  12. CHAPTER 8 : LOSTOCK TO CHELMSFORD – THE LONGEST JOURNEY
  13. CHAPTER 9 : ARE YOU WATCHING, LANCASHIRE?
  14. CHAPTER 10 : A YOUNG THRUSTER
  15. CHAPTER 11 : WELL DONE, YOU’RE DROPPED
  16. CHAPTER 12 : THERE’S SHIT ON THE END OF YOUR BAT
  17. CHAPTER 13 : WE’RE THINKING OF SENDING YOU HOME
  18. CHAPTER 14 : I WANT TO BE A MOUNTAIN PERSON
  19. CHAPTER 15 : COCKSCOMB INJECTIONS
  20. CHAPTER 16 : ON YOUR BIKE
  21. CHAPTER 17 : YOU SHOULD INVEST IN DOT.COM
  22. CHAPTER 18 : LEAVE ENOUGH GAP TO CREATE A SPARK
  23. CHAPTER 19 : YOU’RE THE MAN TO TAKE SACHIN
  24. CHAPTER 20 : A LONG STRETCH IN SYDNEY
  25. CHAPTER 21 : AT TIMES IT’S LIKE BEING A SINGLE MUM BY LORRAINE
  26. CHAPTER 22 : THE GAME THAT NEVER WAS
  27. CHAPTER 23 : POOFS AND PIRATES
  28. CHAPTER 24 : MIND GAMES TO WIN GAMES
  29. CHAPTER 25 : I’LL BE FRANC, IT’S FRIGHTENING
  30. CHAPTER 26 : WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT, ALFI?
  31. Copyright