A01=Fred Rumsey
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Product details
- ISBN 9781999655846
- Weight: 710g
- Dimensions: 159 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 01 Apr 2019
- Publisher: Fairfield Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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In this highly entertaining book Fred Rumsey looks back on an eventful life, in which he opened the bowling for England in five Tests, single-handedly advanced the idea of a Professional Cricketers’ Association, pioneered the development of public relations in cricket, played a leading role in the expansion of the Lord’s Taverners and developed cricket and football tournaments in the Caribbean.
There is fun aplenty, as befits one who was a friend of comedians Eric Morecambe and Dave Allen, but there is also a sense of social purpose, to be found not only in the years when he took on cricket’s establishment but in his long service to the charity work of the Lord’s Taverners and his close bond with the anti-apartheid South African journalist Donald Woods.
From the poignancy of his description of an East End childhood during the Blitz to the wonderfully funny tale of his sharing a hotel room with Geoffrey Boycott, 'Sense of Humour, Sense of Justice' is full of delights – with insights into a rich array of characters, among them David Gower, Bobby Moore, David Frost and his great mate Colin Milburn.
Fred Rumsey was born in the East End of London in 1935. A fast left-arm bowler, he played five Tests for England and founded the highly influential Professional Cricketers' Association. His previous book 'The Thoughts of Trueman Now' – co-written with Fred Trueman, Eric Morecambe and Willie Rushton – was one of the best-selling titles of 1978.
