Athers' Is the best Autobiography i've read

I seem to remember Botham's being quite good too. Viv Richardses' is ok. I wouldn't bother with Gower's or Freddie's and Vaughn's first ones.

I got given this recently

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brilliant photos and pen-stats

Posted By: Huge 5mal1 on August 4th 2011 at 18:25:10

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What's a good Cricket book I can buy my dad for his birthday next week (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 4, 17:56:20
- i've also got (Other Sports) - matt in london, Aug 4, 18:44:11
- Thanks all, saved this post for future reference as well...went with Dubbers suggestion (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 4, 18:19:38
  - It's really more his 50 greatest Cricketers and 50 greatest drinking partners who happen.. (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 4, 18:21:47
    - ok...sounds even better then, haha (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 4, 18:23:24
- I liked this one - history of cheating, etc (Other Sports) - matt in london, Aug 4, 18:15:25
  - the pakistan chapter would be immense (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 4, 18:21:00
- "Wasted" by Paul Wossname, the one that got done for drugs is OK (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Aug 4, 18:11:00
- All of Simon Hughes' ones that i have read have been v good (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 4, 18:06:30
- Ask Bearders (Other Sports) - King, Aug 4, 18:05:12
- Three I like.... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 4, 18:04:26
  - Athers' Is the best Autobiography i've read (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 4, 18:25:10
    - that looks brillers! Going to order a copy. I like Athers books as he's a talented... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 4, 18:26:54
      - There's a picture taken at Rackheath in 1955 in it (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 4, 18:35:30
        
        Thinking of it as a birthday present for our club secretary. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 4, 18:47:23
  - Oh yeah, The Art of Captaincy is very good too (n/m) (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 4, 18:13:38
    - yeah, that's a must (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge 5mal1, Aug 4, 18:19:11
- Anyone But England by Mike Marqusee (Other Sports) - BerlinCanary, Aug 4, 18:02:31
  - cheers, might get that DVD for myself (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 4, 18:08:51
- try this ... (Other Sports) - paulg, Aug 4, 17:58:56
- I enjoyed Bumble's start the car. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Lovely o1d 5ob, Aug 4, 17:57:39
  - Don't buy Trescothick or Thorpe's autobio's, god they are depressing. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Lovely o1d 5ob, Aug 4, 17:59:05
    - ROLF (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 4, 18:01:37

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