{"product_id":"pack-your-bags-brother","title":"Pack Your Bags, Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Alleyne\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the most successful captains in the history of county\ncricket, leading the little-fancied Gloucestershire to seven trophies in six\nyears. Now he has returned to Gloucestershire as Head Coach, the county winning\na further trophy in his first year back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere in \u003ci\u003ePack your\nBags, Brother\u003c\/i\u003e he talks about his life and shares the story of those\nsuccesses: from his formative years in Barbados and the ground-breaking\nHaringey Cricket College to becoming Gloucestershire's youngest centurion and\nleading the county in those golden years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way we learn\nof the onerous duties of a twelfth man servicing the eccentric Jack Russell's\nneeds, the shock of a prison sentence in Kenya, the experience of captaining an\nEngland 'A' tour in the Caribbean and the emotions of scoring a century in the\nfirst Cup triumph at Lord's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen, as his career moves into coaching, we get a parent's\naccount of his son Max's progress from Coalpit Heath Under-7s to England's\nUnder-21 football team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA deep thinker,\ninterested in sports psychology, he reflects on his life story, the characters\nhe has known, the nature of successful teamwork and the way the game has\nchanged in the forty years since his county debut: the growing role of the\ncoach and the impact of franchise cricket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an uplifting and\na thought-provoking story, rich with the humanity and wisdom of a special and\nmost popular cricketer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairfield Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57338855653720,"sku":"9781739929381","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781739929381.jpg?v=1781056827","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pack-your-bags-brother","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}