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The last everyday hero : the Bert Sutcliffe story / Richard Boock.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Longacre, 2010.Description: 279 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781877460555
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.358092 22
LOC classification:
  • GV915 .S87B66 2010
Contents:
Foreword / Alan Davidson -- 1. Tangiwai -- 2. Wonder years -- 3. An opening statement -- 4. The forty-niners -- 5. Great southern land -- 6. Triple centuries, double concussions -- 7. Twenty-six -- 8. Through the looking glass -- 9. Out of the blue -- 10. False dawn -- 11. Decision time -- 12. Master returns -- 13. Last overs -- Epilogue: Dear Rod [Nye].
Subject: Fair-haired, handsome and good-natured, Bert Sutcliffe was regarded by many as the best left-hander of his time; a storybook hero who, more than any other player, helped gain international respect for New Zealand cricket. ... This outstanding book is a final chance to retrace the steps of an everyday New Zealand champion, as seen by his peers, as told by his peers."--Front flap.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 796.358092 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00555106

Includes bibliographical references (page 271) and index.

Foreword / Alan Davidson -- 1. Tangiwai -- 2. Wonder years -- 3. An opening statement -- 4. The forty-niners -- 5. Great southern land -- 6. Triple centuries, double concussions -- 7. Twenty-six -- 8. Through the looking glass -- 9. Out of the blue -- 10. False dawn -- 11. Decision time -- 12. Master returns -- 13. Last overs -- Epilogue: Dear Rod [Nye].

Fair-haired, handsome and good-natured, Bert Sutcliffe was regarded by many as the best left-hander of his time; a storybook hero who, more than any other player, helped gain international respect for New Zealand cricket. ... This outstanding book is a final chance to retrace the steps of an everyday New Zealand champion, as seen by his peers, as told by his peers."--Front flap.

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