Robert Brooke (2) (1940–)
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Wissenswertes
- Geburtstag
- 1940-05-06
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Berufe
- cricket writer
- Organisationen
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (co-founder, President)
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Auszeichnungen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 9
- Mitglieder
- 32
- Beliebtheit
- #430,838
- Bewertung
- 3.5
- Rezensionen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 18
- Sprachen
- 1
Brooke is, at times an idiosyncratic writer, and has firm views on many issues, and can wander from the narrative at times, such as when he makes a reference to a chap named "Kokey", then has a note below stating "The last reference (to "Kokey") has no place in a book on J.E. Shilton; there is no evidence he ever met "Kokey"" before a hundred word mini-biography on "Kokey", who appears to be a distant relative of the author. The mini-biography ends with "Free cod-liver oil, municipal housing and comprehensives have ensured the death of real characters." Who knew free cod-liver oil could cause such damage?
In all, Brooke gives us an entertaining look at the life and career of Shilton, including his sad end. The book was published in a limited edition in 1984 so will be difficult to hunt down 30 or so years later but if you happen to come across a copy of "John Edward Shilton's Book" for a few dollars, it will be worth the purchase.… (mehr)