Tales from the Frontline: The Autobiography of Luke Fletcher

by Luke Fletcher

Overview

For over a decade Luke Fletcher has been a firm fan favourite at Trent Bridge. This 6'6" gentle giant never gives less than 100 per cent for Nottinghamshire, but a laugh and a joke are never far from his lips. Within the space of a week in 2017 he went from the highs of winning a Lord's cup final to suffering a serious injury. As with most events in his life, the incidents provided scope for his infectious humour, much of it self-deprecating. An uncanny ability to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and his on-off relationship with the strength and conditioning gurus has often landed him in hot water, providing ammunition for witty comebacks. But although a clever quip is never far away, the broad-beamed paceman has earned the respect of everyone in the game. He has played against - and got the better of - virtually every opponent he has faced and has a career record to be proud of. In Tales from the Front Line, 'Fletch' serves up laughs aplenty as he takes us on an anecdotal journey through our summer game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785316876
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	10/12/2020
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.45(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Luke Fletcher made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire in 2008 and quickly became an integral part of the first team in all forms of the game. A County Championship winner in 2010, he went on to take more wickets than anyone else for his beloved home county during the ensuing decade. His co-writer, sports broadcaster and journalist Dave Bracegirdle, has followed the fortunes of Nottinghamshire cricket since the 1960s.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

Introduction 9

1 In The Beginning 11

2 Having A Hoot 23

3 Into The System 38

4 Troublemakers 47

5 From Heroes To Teammates 56

6 You Thick T**t 66

7 What A Bonus 70

8 Making My Mark Down Under 75

9 Doing It for The Bucks 83

10 Stop That Bus 87

11 Warm Hearts, Hot Tongue 92

12 Mind That Car 94

13 Windows Of Opportunity 98

14 The Great BT 103

15 Through Thick And Thin 111

16 Lord's Final 2017 117

17 Contrasting Emotions 129

18 Sick Of Jeremy Kyle 137

19 Derby Days 143

20 Cold, North-East Tears 153

21 Superman 158

22 Never Seen Anything Like It 161

23 Second Time Lucky ' 164

24 Shrek? 166

25 Fragments 170

26 Don't Wanna Play No More 172

27 The Follow-Through 174

28 Down By The Toilets 176

29 Simple Game 178

30 Taunton Torments 181

31 Smacked Like A Fish 187

32 It's Always Uphill 192

33 'Yeah, No Worries Fletch!' 195

34 Gangly And Bony 199

35 A Cacophony Of Boos 204

36 Celebrations 208

37 Clean Hitting 215

38 County Cap 218

39 Mooresy 222

40 Coach Pick 226

41 A Trip To Holland 229

42 The Dublin Rain Card 233

43 Dan The Man 235

44 Dancing On Ice 237

45 Big Merv 239

46 Cashmere Calamity 241

47 The Fletch XI 243

48 Favourite Foes 259

49 And Now 272

50 Stats 282

Acknowledgements 286

Photograph credits 288