Lillee: Over And Out!
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few names in cricket history carry the thunder of Dennis Lillee's, and Lillee: Over and Out! stands as the definitive final word from one of the sport's most feared and celebrated fast bowlers. This autobiography chronicles the twilight and conclusion of Lillee's extraordinary international career, offering an unflinching, first-person account of life at the very pinnacle of Test cricket — the rivalries, the triumphs, the controversies, and the physical toll of more than a decade of ferocious pace bowling for Australia. Written with characteristic directness, the narrative captures the dressing-room atmosphere of 1970s and 1980s cricket with vivid authenticity, from Ashes battles against England to fierce contests on the subcontinent. Beyond the scorecards and statistics, this memoir presents a portrait of an intensely competitive sportsman grappling with the inevitable passage of time, the demands of elite sport, and the question of identity beyond the boundary. Lillee's voice is candid, combative, and deeply revealing — qualities that made him one of the game's most compelling figures both on and off the field. Published by Methuen, this is essential reading not only for cricket enthusiasts but for anyone captivated by the psychology of a champion athlete confronting the end of an era, leaving the reader to wonder what the game lost the moment he finally walked off for the last time.
Author: Dennis Lillee
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Methuen
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few names in cricket history carry the thunder of Dennis Lillee's, and Lillee: Over and Out! stands as the definitive final word from one of the sport's most feared and celebrated fast bowlers. This autobiography chronicles the twilight and conclusion of Lillee's extraordinary international career, offering an unflinching, first-person account of life at the very pinnacle of Test cricket — the rivalries, the triumphs, the controversies, and the physical toll of more than a decade of ferocious pace bowling for Australia. Written with characteristic directness, the narrative captures the dressing-room atmosphere of 1970s and 1980s cricket with vivid authenticity, from Ashes battles against England to fierce contests on the subcontinent. Beyond the scorecards and statistics, this memoir presents a portrait of an intensely competitive sportsman grappling with the inevitable passage of time, the demands of elite sport, and the question of identity beyond the boundary. Lillee's voice is candid, combative, and deeply revealing — qualities that made him one of the game's most compelling figures both on and off the field. Published by Methuen, this is essential reading not only for cricket enthusiasts but for anyone captivated by the psychology of a champion athlete confronting the end of an era, leaving the reader to wonder what the game lost the moment he finally walked off for the last time.