Brian Johnston has just completed his forty-third season in the commentary box, so he feels the time is right to try to portray, and pay tribute to, some of these players, and to recapture the tremendous pleasure which their skills and performances have given him.
He has chosen seventy-seven – one for each year of his life to date. Inevitably, he has had to leave out many fine players, but among those he has included are Patsy Hendren, Len Hutton, Denis Compton, Alec Bedser, Freddie Trueman, Ted Dexter, Geoff Boycott, Basil D’Oliveira, Alan Knott, Imran Khan, Viv Richards, Ian Botham, Allan Border – and many more.
It’s Been a Piece of Cake is a delightful and witty collection of pieces about cricketers he has known and loved, from one of the best-loved commentators in the game.
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