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Bob Willis: A Cricketer and a Gentleman

The Sunday Times Bestseller

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 A biography celebrating the life of the legendary cricketer Bob Willis, with tributes from key figures in sports and media and a foreword by Sir Ian Botham.

Following his passing in 2019, tributes to Bob came flooding in in every major news outlet and from every major figure in the industry - and outside of it. His career spanned decades, from his days as a cricketer for England to his time as a pundit on Sky TV. This autobiography includes never-before-seen writing from Bob alongside contributions from key figures as well as a detailed account of the great England victory over Australia at Headingly in 1981.

The book, edited by Bob's brother David, combines a new biography, written by Daily Mail sportswriter Mike Dickson, with a celebration of a truly legendary man. Tributes from some of his many friends in the world of cricket and beyond are accompanied by reflections on highlights from an eventful life, drawing on autobiographical and personal material by Bob himself, contemporary press reports and the accounts of team-mates and opponents.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2020 Beneficiary of the Estate of Bob Willis Cricket Sports Biography
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Bob was clearly a great English cricketer who was greatly admired and loved.
It was a hard listen however think Bernard Cribbins reads the news, it’s a shame that narrator was not a professional and spoilt it for me.

Great bloke

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Bob was such a great cricketer I bought this but all the things I heard showed me how little I knew. He was such a nice person I appreciate him even more. The feeling I got was that I was having a one to one with him which says a lot on the production of this audio book. I really think cricket fans or not it’s a good listen.

Like listening to Bob

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Great man of cricket and a wonderful tribute. I appreciate that the family will have wanted to save money on the narration to maximise the contribution to a very good cause, but there must have been many narrators prepared to donate their time and do the tale justice.

Wonderful man, wonderful story

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A truly great sporting hero admired by both friends and foe alike. Very interesting to hear about so many of his exploits on and off the field! He is sorely missed!

A truly great sporting hero!

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Great book of a great man but they should’ve got someone other than his brother to narrate it, he makes it quite difficult to finish it purely because of his poor delivery.

Narrator is poor

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