Sporting twins Alec and Eric Bedser are a remarkable duo. From humble origins at Woking to their reign as key members of the Surrey team during the magnificent succession of seven championships in the 1950s, they share a rare and precious relationship. The Bedsers is Alan Hill's engrossing study which explores the puzzles of their identical twinship. Alec Bedser was England's bowling standard bearer in the years following the Second World War. His exceptional strength and prowess yielding almost 1,924 wickets, including 236 in 51 Tests. He was at the peak of his powers in the 1953 series against Australia, when his aggregate of 39 wickets beat the previous record held by Maurice Tate. It included match figures of 14 wickets for 99 runs at Nottingham - a feat only surpassed against Australia by Wilfred Rhodes, Hedley Verity and Jim Laker. High among his other distinctions was his record against Don Bradman whom he dismissed on eight occasions. After retirement, Alex maintained his connection with cricket in fulfilling administrative duties, which included a record term as Chairman of the Test selectors.
Knighted in 1997 for his services to cricket, he is the only English bowler to receive the honour.
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'A touching and rewardingly heroic new biography of sports most eminent, and inseparable, ancients.' The Guardian; 'A lovely dual biography which refutes the idea that cricketers slump into depression when they retire.' Daily Mail; 'Any book by Alan Hill is likely to start aquiver the antennae of those concerned with annual literary awards. He has never written a book without distinction but his account of the amazing lives of the Bedser twins is likely to be rated as his best.' The Cricketer
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Transworld Publishers Ltd
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978-1-84018-591-1 (9781840185911)
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Allan Hill has twice won the prestigious Cricket Society Jubilee Literary Award for his biographies of fellow Yorkshiremen, Hedley Verity and Herbert Sutcliffe. His other books include portraits of Les Ames, Johnny Wardle and Bill Edrich. He has also produced notable studies of Peter May and Jim Laker. Having previously worked as a cricket and soccer reporter on national and provincial dailies, he now lives and works as a journalists and writer in Sussex.
