Back from the Wilderness

Back from the Wilderness

Hardback (02 Nov 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Ed Giddins had the world at his feet. He made an immediate impression as a fast bowler for his native Sussex that earned him a place on the England A tour to Pakistan and brought him close to full Test honours.;Then it all went wrong. Giddins failed a drugs test after a Sunday league match and was suspended from the game for a year. To make matters worse, Sussex turned their back on him and showed him the door.;Now, on his return to first-class cricket with an exciting Warwickshire side led by Brian Lara, Giddins is telling his story for the first time. He recalls his dismissal from Sussex, the wise-cracks and on-field clashes with team-mates while awaiting "trial", and how he coped when the only living he knew was taken away from him. The contemplation of retirement; the soul-searching; the decision to swallow his pride and play club cricket on the lowest rung of the ladder, for Bromley in the Kent League. This is the story of his career.

Book information

ISBN: 9780002188609
Publisher: CollinsWillow
Imprint: CollinsWillow
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.358092
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: -1g