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Kim hughes and the bad old days of australian cricket. Cricket is great if youre into things like wasted youth, failed relationships, sun damage and broken dreams. In this account of one of indias greatest cricketers, shot through with intimate details, saptarshi sarkar tackles controversies around the legendary cricketer head on. Perhaps only the animals can tell us what it is to be human. Music is provided by adrian leung, with cover design by julia dowe. A weekly show featuring news, views and interviews with major names from across the cricket scene. The grade cricketer by sam perry at abbeys bookshop. The west indies test cricketer with highestever average passed away at the age of 95.
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