Arlott
The Authorised Biography
David Rayvern Allen(Author)
Aurum Press
Published on 22. July 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
392 pages
978-1-84513-002-2 (ISBN)
Description
John Arlott's rich Hampshire burr was the voice of BBC cricket commentary for many years, from the great Test match radio broadcasts of the fifties to bucolic Sunday League on the television in the seventies. But he was also a distinguished journalist for the Guardian, a Liberal parliamentary candidate, a courageous opponent of apartheid in sport from the earliest opportunity, and a connoisseur - and imbiber - of fine wine without equal. David Rayvem Allen's definitive biography was acclaimed on its first publication and won the Cricket Society's award for Cricket Book of the Year. Now reissued by Aurum in a new paperback edition to tie in with its publication of the author's authorised biography of E.W. Swanton, Arlott evokes both a broadcasting legend and a sensitive, humane man, whose graphic, pensive and wry commentaries came to epitomise the sound of an English summer.
Reviews / Votes
"'A very fine biography' - Matthew Engel, Times Literary Supplement; 'Destined to be a cricket classic' - E.W. Swanton, The Cricketer; 'Great man... very good, uncomplicated biography' - Frank Keating, Guardian"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
8pp b&w plates
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84513-002-2 (9781845130022)
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Person
David Rayvern Allen is the author of twenty books on cricket, including The Punch Book of Cricket and Cricket: An Illustrated History of the Game. He was a full-time radio producer for the BBC until 1997, and still produces programmes as a freelance. He lives in Chorleywood, Bucks.