An Endangered Species
As a cricketer, David Gower was famed for the elegance of his strokeplay as one of England's greatest batsmen and for his superb fielding. As a captain, he led his country to Ashes success, yet some queried his application because it all seemed to come to him so easily and effortlessly. But that was never the whole story: Gower was always committed and a great competitor, as this fascinating and frank book, looking back on his life and career, shows.

Once he retired from the game, Gower built a new career for himself, first as team captain in the long-running TV comedy series They Think It's All Over, and then as an astute and charming presenter and commentator with Sky Sports. After more than 30 years as one of the most popular figures in the game, Gower now reveals there is so much more to his story than the cliched image of 'Lord' Gower flying in his Tiger Moth. He is a man of great insight, determination and drive, but who also knows there is always more to be had from life.
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An Endangered Species
As a cricketer, David Gower was famed for the elegance of his strokeplay as one of England's greatest batsmen and for his superb fielding. As a captain, he led his country to Ashes success, yet some queried his application because it all seemed to come to him so easily and effortlessly. But that was never the whole story: Gower was always committed and a great competitor, as this fascinating and frank book, looking back on his life and career, shows.

Once he retired from the game, Gower built a new career for himself, first as team captain in the long-running TV comedy series They Think It's All Over, and then as an astute and charming presenter and commentator with Sky Sports. After more than 30 years as one of the most popular figures in the game, Gower now reveals there is so much more to his story than the cliched image of 'Lord' Gower flying in his Tiger Moth. He is a man of great insight, determination and drive, but who also knows there is always more to be had from life.
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An Endangered Species

An Endangered Species

by David Gower
An Endangered Species

An Endangered Species

by David Gower

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Overview

As a cricketer, David Gower was famed for the elegance of his strokeplay as one of England's greatest batsmen and for his superb fielding. As a captain, he led his country to Ashes success, yet some queried his application because it all seemed to come to him so easily and effortlessly. But that was never the whole story: Gower was always committed and a great competitor, as this fascinating and frank book, looking back on his life and career, shows.

Once he retired from the game, Gower built a new career for himself, first as team captain in the long-running TV comedy series They Think It's All Over, and then as an astute and charming presenter and commentator with Sky Sports. After more than 30 years as one of the most popular figures in the game, Gower now reveals there is so much more to his story than the cliched image of 'Lord' Gower flying in his Tiger Moth. He is a man of great insight, determination and drive, but who also knows there is always more to be had from life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781471138997
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Publication date: 05/22/2014
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 336
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

David Gower was born in 1957 and made his England debut in 1978, famously hitting his first ball in Test cricket to the boundary. He went on to win 117 caps for his country, scoring 8231 runs and captaining the side 32 times. After retiring from the game, he moved into a broadcasting career as a team captain in the hugely popular series 'They Think It's All Over' and has been the main presenter of Sky Sports' cricket coverage for many years now.

Table of Contents

1 There's no easy answer… 1

2 African adventures 26

3 A West Indies baptism 56

4 Promising beginnings 82

5 The summer of '81 103

6 It's not all about the cricket 129

7 An Ashes winning captain 157

8 You win some, you lose some 184

9 'You do know you're not going to India, don't you?' 209

10 Life on the small screen 239

11 What could possibly go wrong? 262

Acknowledgements 297

Career statistics 299

Index 307

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