Tuffers' Cricket Hall of Fame: My willow-wielding idols, ball-twirling legends . and other random icons

by Phil Tufnell

Overview

Phil Tufnell, cricket legend and national treasure, has populated his very own Cricket Hall of Fame with a deliciously eclectic collection of cricket legends and offbeat characters, with joyful results.

From boyhood heroes, to legendary team-mates, to fearsome opponents, to idiosyncratic umpires and broadcasters, Tuffers has gathered together the most enchanting cast of cricketing figures every assembled.

And it wouldn't be a Tuffers tome if there weren't a number of captivating appearances from some unexpected quarters, including some genuinely off-the-wall, non-cricketing inductees to keep life interesting in this very personal Hall of Fame.

By turns eccentric and warm-hearted, Tuffers' Cricket Hall of Fame is a joy for all cricket fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472229380
Publisher:	Headline
Publication date:	05/18/2017
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Phil Tufnell, aka "Tuffers", played 42 Test matches and 20 One-Day Internationals for England between 1990 and 1997. Following retirement in 2002, Tufnell became a hugely popular TV personality. He was the winner of ITV1's "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" in 2003, and enjoyed a long run in BBC1's "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2009. Current broadcasting commitments include being team captain on BBC1's "A Question of Sport" and regular features on BBC1's "The One Show". He remains a star turn on Radio 4's iconic "Test Match Special" show.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Double acts 5

2 Masters in the field 42

3 Cricketing creatures XI 69

4 Men in white coats 73

5 The Lord's work 102

6 Terrific teams 117

7 Cricketing brothers-in-arms 163

8 Hair apparent XI 192

9 Pushing the boundaries: innovators, rule-benders, game-changers and loophole merchants 208

10 Voices of cricket 240

11 Unique talents, talismans and geniuses 272

12 And the rest… 306

Acknowledgements 317

Bibliography 319

Index 325