Eddie Barlow - The Autobiography

Eddie Barlow - The Autobiography
Softcover
1st Edition 2nd impression
plus
2003 Cricket World Cup Mini Bat
these bats are now approaching 20 year anniversary...so collectable value high

Edgar John ("Eddie") Barlow, cricketer, was born on August 12, 1940 and died on December 30, 2005 from a stroke following a long illness. Shortly before his death, and aided by his wife Cally, he completed this autobiography. Eddie Barlow personified those sportsmen who through willpower maximise their ability. There were more talented players than he in the superb South African sides of the late 1960s - Graeme Pollock, Barry Richards, Mike Procter among them - but none exceeded his desire to succeed. No one who played alongside him or under his captaincy during a 21-year career - for his country, his province (he played for Eastern and Western Provinces and Transvaal) or for Derbyshire, whom he led in a forthright manner for two seasons - could fail to be dragged along by his natural competitive instincts. Barlow's uncompromising attitude would go on to inspire future generations of cricketers in this country.