{"product_id":"worrell","title":"Worrell","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE MCC \/ CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The definitive telling of the life of a West Indian hero'\u003cbr\u003e Sir Clive Lloyd \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The \u003cb\u003ebrilliant all-rounder Frank Worrell \u003c\/b\u003ehad to wait until 1960 to become the\u003cb\u003e first permanent Black captain of the West Indies cricket team\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003emost exciting side in the world\u003c\/b\u003e and led his men into unforgettable series against Australia and England.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Worrell was \u003cb\u003euniversally admired as one of cricket’s great captains\u003c\/b\u003e when he was knighted in 1964, but three years later, he was dead aged just forty-two.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Not merely an \u003cb\u003eextraordinarily talented and record-breaking sportsman\u003c\/b\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This biography, by the author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eFire in Babylon \u003c\/i\u003eand with \u003cb\u003ea foreword by Sir Clive Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e, is the \u003cb\u003edefinitive \u003c\/b\u003etelling 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, \u003cb\u003eshaped a great West Indian cricketer into a great West Indian, who changed the game forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409010078040,"sku":"9781398524903","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781398524903.jpg?v=1780431324","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/worrell","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}