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The Good Murungu?: A Cricket Tale of the Unexpected
Alan Butcher
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Description for The Good Murungu?: A Cricket Tale of the Unexpected
Paperback. The Good Murungu? is the story of Alan Butcher coaching Zimbabwe - the most dysfunctional of cricket's Test-playing nations. From the point he applied for the job and taking in three years with the team, this is the fascinating story of a coach trying to build a team while coming to terms with the unique culture of Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Editor(s): Miller, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages, separate colour picture section of approximately 20 images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; 3JM; BGSA; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Former county cricketer and one-time England Test batsman Alan Butcher was looking for a new challenge after leaving his job coaching Surrey County Cricket Club. A phone call out of the blue from a Zimbabwean great alerted him to the possibility of coaching the nation's cricket team. His three years in charge presents an insight into the at times schizophrenic nature of cricket in this intriguing country. Starting at the point when Butcher was offered the job, he describes the process of moulding a team out of a dispirited and disillusioned group of players. Part cricket memoir, part travelogue, part ... Read more
Former county cricketer and one-time England Test batsman Alan Butcher was looking for a new challenge after leaving his job coaching Surrey County Cricket Club. A phone call out of the blue from a Zimbabwean great alerted him to the possibility of coaching the nation's cricket team. His three years in charge presents an insight into the at times schizophrenic nature of cricket in this intriguing country. Starting at the point when Butcher was offered the job, he describes the process of moulding a team out of a dispirited and disillusioned group of players. Part cricket memoir, part travelogue, part ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hove, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785311314
SKU
V9781785311314
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Ref
99-5
About Alan Butcher
Alan Butcher has spent more than forty years in professional cricket as a player and coach. He played county cricket for Surrey CCC and Glamorgan CCC and represented England in one Test match and one ODI. Following coaching spells with Essex CCC and Surrey CCC he became Zimbabwe coach in 2010. Perhaps better known these days as England batsman Mark ... Read more
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