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Between Overs Michele Savidge

Between Overs By Michele Savidge

Between Overs by Michele Savidge


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As a 12-year-old, Michele Savidge saw Viv Richards bat and fell in love with Richards and West Indies cricket. She set her sights on becoming, and duly became, a cricket journalist. Births, life, bereavement and depression took her away from the sport she loved, but the 2019 Cricket World Cup rekindled her passion for life - and cricket.

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Between Overs: How Life Gets in the Way of Cricket by Michele Savidge

The 1970s in the East Midlands was a decade of mediocrity. As a young girl growing up there, Michele Savidge seemed destined for a prosaic life. But everything changed when as a 12-year-old she saw Viv Richards bat. At that moment, she fell in love with Richards and with West Indies cricket. She set her sights on becoming a cricket journalist and realised that dream in spite of the obstacles in her way. Between Overs is an elegiac, often comedic, romp through the trials Michele faced. It includes outrageous 'Me Too' incidents, in-depth appraisals of her hero Viv Richards and a close encounter with actor Peter O'Toole. Births, life, bereavement and depression took her away from the sport she loved. But the 2019 Cricket World Cup, a purple and green polyester tracksuit and the intense climax of the final at Lord's saw the old flame rekindled and taught Michele how to love life - and cricket - again.

About Michele Savidge

Michele Savidge began her career as a sports journalist on The Cricketer magazine before becoming deputy editor on Imran Khan's Cricket Life. After that magazine's spectacular financial collapse, she became the first female sports subeditor on the Evening Standard. She is the co-author (with Alastair McLellan) of Real Quick: A Celebration of the West Indies Pace Quartets.

Additional information

GOR012634285
9781801500715
1801500711
Between Overs: How Life Gets in the Way of Cricket by Michele Savidge
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pitch Publishing Ltd
20220307
352
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