Keeping Quiet: Paul Nixon: The Autobiography
From Gower to Flintoff, Waugh to Vaughan, Cronje to Pietersen, Paul Nixon has shared a dressing room with some of the most evocative names in international and domestic cricket – and often enraged them on the field of play. The wicketkeeper, known as his sport’s most prolific ‘sledger’, has amassed more than 20 years of stories from his career at the heart of the game and now reveals them in typically outspoken style. From ‘Fredalo’ to match-fixing, Nixon has experienced some of the most notorious episodes in cricket history, possesses strident opinions on the game and has a track record of success in the English first-class game and the Twenty20 revolution. With an accent on off-the-field anecdotes, Nixon also lays bare the personality that led the Australian legend Steve Waugh to compare him to: "a mosquito buzzing around in the night, that needs to be swatted but always escapes."
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Keeping Quiet: Paul Nixon: The Autobiography
From Gower to Flintoff, Waugh to Vaughan, Cronje to Pietersen, Paul Nixon has shared a dressing room with some of the most evocative names in international and domestic cricket – and often enraged them on the field of play. The wicketkeeper, known as his sport’s most prolific ‘sledger’, has amassed more than 20 years of stories from his career at the heart of the game and now reveals them in typically outspoken style. From ‘Fredalo’ to match-fixing, Nixon has experienced some of the most notorious episodes in cricket history, possesses strident opinions on the game and has a track record of success in the English first-class game and the Twenty20 revolution. With an accent on off-the-field anecdotes, Nixon also lays bare the personality that led the Australian legend Steve Waugh to compare him to: "a mosquito buzzing around in the night, that needs to be swatted but always escapes."
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Keeping Quiet: Paul Nixon: The Autobiography

Keeping Quiet: Paul Nixon: The Autobiography

Keeping Quiet: Paul Nixon: The Autobiography

Keeping Quiet: Paul Nixon: The Autobiography

Overview

From Gower to Flintoff, Waugh to Vaughan, Cronje to Pietersen, Paul Nixon has shared a dressing room with some of the most evocative names in international and domestic cricket – and often enraged them on the field of play. The wicketkeeper, known as his sport’s most prolific ‘sledger’, has amassed more than 20 years of stories from his career at the heart of the game and now reveals them in typically outspoken style. From ‘Fredalo’ to match-fixing, Nixon has experienced some of the most notorious episodes in cricket history, possesses strident opinions on the game and has a track record of success in the English first-class game and the Twenty20 revolution. With an accent on off-the-field anecdotes, Nixon also lays bare the personality that led the Australian legend Steve Waugh to compare him to: "a mosquito buzzing around in the night, that needs to be swatted but always escapes."

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780750970051
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 07/10/2017
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Paul Nixon is a high-profile domestic and international cricket star who has played for Kent, Leicestershire, and England. Jon Colman is a multi-award-winning sports writer with Cumbrian Newspapers. He is a fanatical England cricket fan and has followed the team and Paul Nixon’s career closely over the years.

Table of Contents

Foreword Steve Waugh 7

Foreword Sir Vivian Richards 9

1 Home Alone 11

2 The Catch 17

3 Little Man 26

4 Snagging 35

5 Blues 44

6 Whitewash 54

7 Shit Pit 63

8 Surgery 74

9 Dope 83

10 Brandy Time 92

11 David May 104

12 Limbo 114

13 Battery 125

14 Margaret 135

15 Bounce 147

16 Reverse 160

17 New Beginnings 172

18 Storms 183

19 Turmoil 193

20 The Offer 205

21 Last Summer 215

22 Bat On 226

Epilogue 235

Acknowledgements 237

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