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David Lloyd - Start the Car: The World According to Bumble - 9780007382873 - KOC0028143
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Start the Car: The World According to Bumble

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Description for Start the Car: The World According to Bumble Paperback. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "Bumble", the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1x8pp colour plates). BIC Classification: BM; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 240.

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "Bumble", the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book.

David "Bumble" Lloyd is a legend in our living rooms, a genuine "good bloke" all cricket fans feel they know inside out because of his infectious, larger-than-life personality and that distinctive Lancashire burr.

Bumble has become the one constant for passionate English fans in cricket's rapidly ... Read more

The World According to Bumble: Start the Car revels in the quirkier and humorous side of cricket, while offering behind-the-scenes action of Lloyd's years spent following cricket around the globe, from Accrington to Lahore.

Bumble waxes lyrical on everything from the genius of Shane Warne to the merits of Lancashire’s premier pies … and the delights of finishing the day with a couple of pints and a curry.

Enjoy the camaraderie that exists among the SkySports team - including former England captains Sir Ian Botham, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Gower - and laugh out loud at the stories and anecdotes which have forged Bumble's character.

Whether he is holding up play to retrieve lost balls from the top of sight-screens, or enacting mock pitch reports from car parks, Bumble is capable of stealing the limelight at all times.

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007382873
SKU
KOC0028143
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About David Lloyd
David Lloyd, aka "Bumble", is a former Lancashire and England cricketer who also coached both sides. He first came to prominence on the iconic Test Match Special radio show before becoming a leading member of the SkySports cricket commentary team, and the face of their Twenty20 coverage. He writes a fortnightly column for the Daily Mail, a blog on the ... Read more

Reviews for Start the Car: The World According to Bumble
‘The best cricket book of the year…laugh out loud funny’ –-Daily Mail ‘Revealing’ –-The Guardian ‘A paean to cricket and pubs and laddishness and gentle grumpiness’–-The Independent ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Start the Car: The World According to Bumble


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