Stuart Broad's magnificent spell of five for thirty-seven in the final and decisive Test against Australia at the Oval won him the man of the match award and proved a major contribution to England regaining the 2009 Ashes. Stuart ended up as England's leading wicket taker in a series which had also shown him to be a highly accomplished batsman. Stuart is the son of Chris Broad, himself a former England opening batsman in an Ashes winning series, and Stuart has clearly inherited his father's natural ability. In BOWLED OVER - AN ASHES CELEBRATION he refers to a promising cricket career at school, his development as a player at county level with Leicester and Nottingham and to his early games for England. But first and foremost this lavishly illustrated book is devoted to the ultimate and thrilling success of the England team that beat the Australian side. Stuart describes the highs and lows of this, his first Ashes campaign, which ended so triumphantly. His achievements allied to his competitive character and youthful good looks have already made him a hugely popular figure with the cricket public.
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Well, there was no cricket again today so I flipped through Stuart Broad's book again. I read it straight through when I first picked up a copy and I was blown away by all the life events that made Broady who he was as a cricketer up until 2009.
I was actually still quite new to the sport in 2009 (I'm originally from the USA) and this was the first ever book I'd read on the subject. Since reading Broad's book though, I've enjoyed many more. Especially Marcus Trescothick's autobiography: Coming Back to me. What a brave, honest and talented man.
I am really looking forward to Stuart Broad's next book. I understand it's due out in October this year. He's done so much since 2009 and I know there will be loads more growth in the elite sportsman himself and in his cricketing. So excited! I'm quite bookish, if you haven't noticed by now.
Jay has done a review of this book too, and Elizabeth will be providing one for this blog soon.
In keeping with the theme of books, here's a classic lolcats...
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