My Song Shall Be Cricket
eBook - ePub

My Song Shall Be Cricket

The Autobiography of Franklyn Stephenson

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eBook - ePub

My Song Shall Be Cricket

The Autobiography of Franklyn Stephenson

About this book

One of cricket's great characters, Franklyn Stephenson was branded a 'rebel' for touring in apartheid South Africa with a West Indian XI.

As a black sportsman, he knew his actions went against the wishes of the authorities and that there would be consequences, yet he overcame the character slurs and subsequent bans from both his beloved Barbados and the West Indian Test selectors.

Recognised as the first fast bowler to develop a cunning slower ball, Stephenson became one of the world's top all-rounders.

The beaming Barbadian achieved cricketing immortality in 1988 by completing the domestic Double of scoring 1,000 runs and taking 100 wickets during an English summer - a feat that is unlikely to be repeated.

Read about encounters, on and off the field, with household names such as Viv Richards, Andy Roberts, Clive Lloyd and Desmond Haynes - and a lifelong friendship with Sir Garfield Sobers.

From a childhood full of dramatic life experiences to the heights of one-day finals at Lord's, here is the story of an amiable cricketing giant.

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781785315879
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Sir Garfield Sobers
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Village Life
  8. 2. Life Lessons
  9. 3. On the Front Foot
  10. 4. The Greatest
  11. 5. The Leagues of Lancashire
  12. 6. Julia Benjamin-Stephenson
  13. 7. Tasmania
  14. 8. ā€˜It Talkedā€™
  15. 9. That Man Collis
  16. 10. Whispers
  17. 11. It is Going to Happen
  18. 12. ā€˜Rebel Tourā€™ Part One
  19. 13. A Friendly Too Far
  20. 14. ā€˜Rebel Tourā€™ Part Two
  21. 15. Too Hot to Handle
  22. 16. Teeing Off
  23. 17. Joining Notts
  24. 18. The Double
  25. 19. Eddieā€™s Carve
  26. 20. Old Foes
  27. 21. Gripped by Malcolm
  28. 22. Free State, Memorable Games
  29. 23. Highest Score
  30. 24. Moving to Sussex
  31. 25. Stumps are Drawn
  32. 26. Looking Ahead
  33. Synopsis
  34. Franklyn Stephenson ā€“ Statistics
  35. Acknowledgements
  36. Photo Credits
  37. Photos