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When England cricket captain Tony Greig announced that he intended to make the West Indies 'grovel', he lit a fire that burned as intensely as the sunshine that made 1976 one of the most memorable summers in British history.
Spurred on by what they saw as a deeply offensive remark, especially from a white South African, Clive Lloyd's touring team vowed to make Greig pay. In Viv Richards, emerging as the world's most exciting batsman, and fast bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts they had the players to do it.
Featuring interviews with key figures from English and West Indian cricket, Grovel! provides a fascinating study of the events and social issues surrounding one of the sport's most controversial and colourful tours - as well as addressing the decline of West Indies cricket and its loss of support in the new century.
The recall of battle-scarred veteran Brian Close, the frightening bombardment of England's batsmen at Old Trafford, and Holding's remarkable performance at The Oval are among the episodes vividly reproduced and discussed, while Greig explains his pre-series comments in a forthright foreword.
Featuring full statistics of the tour, Grovel! shows how 1976 heralded in two decades of West Indies world domination, changing the face of Test cricket for ever.
Grovel features:
-Exclusive foreword by Tony Greig.
-Greig's revelations about England's contentious team selection, his anger over the frightening events in the Old Trafford Test and his memories of how close he came to quitting half-way through the series
-New, in-depth interviews with many of the key figures in the 1976 series, examining all the important storylines of the tour, including Clive Lloyd's decision to change the face of cricket with his use of a battery of fast bowlers, sparking two decades of West Indies dominance
-The emergence of Viv Richards and Michael Holding as the most feared batting and bowling combination in the world
-Detailed discussion of the social issues surrounding the series during a politically-charged period in British history
-Full statistical recap of the tour
'enough dynamite to ignite the soul of even the most somnolent cricket fan...relevant, pithy and often amusing...this is a terrific piece of work.' Andrew Baker, The Telegraph.
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When England cricket captain Tony Greig announced that he intended to make the West Indies 'grovel', he lit a fire that burned as intensely as the sunshine that made 1976 one of the most memorable summers in British history.
Spurred on by what they saw as a deeply offensive remark, especially from a white South African, Clive Lloyd's touring team vowed to make Greig pay. In Viv Richards, emerging as the world's most exciting batsman, and fast bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts they had the players to do it.
Featuring interviews with key figures from English and West Indian cricket, Grovel! provides a fascinating study of the events and social issues surrounding one of the sport's most controversial and colourful tours - as well as addressing the decline of West Indies cricket and its loss of support in the new century.
The recall of battle-scarred veteran Brian Close, the frightening bombardment of England's batsmen at Old Trafford, and Holding's remarkable performance at The Oval are among the episodes vividly reproduced and discussed, while Greig explains his pre-series comments in a forthright foreword.
Featuring full statistics of the tour, Grovel! shows how 1976 heralded in two decades of West Indies world domination, changing the face of Test cricket for ever.
Grovel features:
-Exclusive foreword by Tony Greig.
-Greig's revelations about England's contentious team selection, his anger over the frightening events in the Old Trafford Test and his memories of how close he came to quitting half-way through the series
-New, in-depth interviews with many of the key figures in the 1976 series, examining all the important storylines of the tour, including Clive Lloyd's decision to change the face of cricket with his use of a battery of fast bowlers, sparking two decades of West Indies dominance
-The emergence of Viv Richards and Michael Holding as the most feared batting and bowling combination in the world
-Detailed discussion of the social issues surrounding the series during a politically-charged period in British history
-Full statistical recap of the tour
'enough dynamite to ignite the soul of even the most somnolent cricket fan...relevant, pithy and often amusing...this is a terrific piece of work.' Andrew Baker, The Telegraph.
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