The Good Murungu?

A Cricket Tale of the Unexpected

Alan Butcher (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2016
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78531-131-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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 ode to Zimbabwe, part lament for a beautiful-but-troubled country, The Good Murungu? is a fascinating insight into Zimbabwean cricket.

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 Butcher's father, this is his first book.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.04.2016
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Hove
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	338 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
ISBN-10	1-78531-131-X / 178531131X
ISBN-13	978-1-78531-131-4 / 9781785311314
Zustand	Neuware