Adam Gilchrist : The Man. The Cricketer. The Legend
By (Author) Adam Gilchrist
Affirm Press
Affirm Press
1st October 2014
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Cricket
Hardback
288
Width 252mm, Height 319mm
This is the most complete, most intimate and most fascinating illustrated autobiography of Australian sporting legend, Adam Gilchrist. Cricket's fans will delight in reliving the modern heyday of Australian cricket, and will get unprecedented insight into the exceptional life of Adam Gilchrist, on and off the field. The book contains precious keepsakes from Gilchrist's private life and illustrious career, and is peppered with anecdotes and reflections from some of the biggest names in Australian and world cricket. This is the ultimate collection for sporting enthusiasts.
Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or coloureds, Adam Gilchrist was the symbolic heart of Australia's period of cricket domination, and the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age. "Just hit the ball", is how he once described his philosophy on batting, and he seldom strayed from it. One of the most loved sportsmen of his generation, Gilchrist has long been applauded for his sportsmanship as much as for his entertaining style.