{"product_id":"9781398524880","title":"Worrell : The Brief but Brilliant Life of a Caribbean Cricket Pioneer","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Lister, Simon \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/06\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages, 8pp colour plates,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781398524880,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero' Sir Clive Lloyd  The brilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell had to wait until 1960 to become the first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team, denied for a decade by the elitism, insularity and racism of Caribbean cricket’s rulers. When his chance finally came, Worrell transformed a talented but unfocused team into the most exciting side in the world and led his men into unforgettable series against Australia and England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Worrell was universally admired as one of cricket’s great captains when he was knighted in 1964, but three years later, he was dead aged just forty-two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Not merely an extraordinarily talented and record-breaking sportsman, he served the University of the West Indies after his retirement – along with the cricket team and the political federation, one of the three truly unifying elements across a fractious and diverse region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This biography, by the author of the acclaimed Fire in Babylon and with a foreword by Sir Clive Lloyd, is the definitive telling of Frank Worrell's life and legacy. It reveals how an upbringing in Barbados, cricketing adventures around the world and a determination not to be cowed by the powers that ran island cricket, shaped a great West Indian cricketer into a great West Indian, who changed the game forever.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43364727914540,"sku":"9781398524880","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781398524880.jpg?v=1716136287","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.live\/products\/9781398524880","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}