Captain Pat: Cometh the Hour, Cummins the Man by Ron Reed Paperback Book

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No captain of the Australian Test cricket team—and there have now been 47 of them—has ascended to the most revered throne in Australian sport in such excruciatingly sad circumstances than the golden boy Pat Cummins. And few have been immediately confronted with such a weighty first assignment—or so much goodwill. Australian cricket—indeed, the game at large—was being confronted by issues of image and culture in various ways and Cummins' arrival in a position of such power and influence on and off the field of play had a lot going for it.Captain Pat: Cometh the Hour, Cummins the Man is the first book to focus on the Australian international cricketer and Captain of the Australian Test team.From his early life to his arrival as a Test cricketer at a remarkably early age, his frustrations with injury, and his arrival as the 47th Australian Test Captain, he is a player who took Australia and the cricket world by storm the moment he first donned the famous baggy green cap.Award-winning sports writer Ron Reed pays tribute to Pat Cummins and examines his scorecard: how has he played, how did he lead, how was he rated by the fans, and what is his future? 

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Ron Reed is one of Australia's most experienced and acclaimed sports journalists, whose work over more than 50 years has earned numerous awards, including Sport Australia's Lifetime Achievement Award and Australian Sportswriter of the Year. Now a semi-retired freelance writer, he was twice Sports Editor of the Melbourne Herald evening paper, Editor of the old Sporting Globe, andChief Sportswriter, columnist and feature writer for the Herald Sun, Australia's biggest selling daily paper. He has worked in more than 30 countries on every continent covering most of the world's major sports events multiple times, including nine Olympic Games, seven Commonwealth Games, several editions of cycling's Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, numerous cricket tours, major tennis and golf tournaments, world championships in athletics, swimming, road and track cycling, triathlon, hockey and rowing as well as America's Cup sailing, horse racing and all of the football codes. He is the author of the bestselling Barty, about Australian tennis champion and World No. 1 Ash Barty. 

Table of Contents

CONTENTSChapter 1: New King Ascends to the ThroneChapter 2: Why the Captain and Coach Parted WaysChapter 3: Painful End for Captain Who Did a Lot RightChapter 4: How the Boy Who Bowled Too Fast Became KingChapter 5: Dealing With Five Years in the WildernessChapter 6: Even Losing the Toss Part of a Perfect StartChapter 7: The Lyon King Lies in WaitChapter8: All if Forgiven as Smith Takes Charge AgainChapter 9: One Out of the Box for King MidasChapter10: Six of the Best for StartersChapter 11: Fighting for Pride to the Last BallChapter 12: Hop to It: A Broadside for Friends and FoesChapter 13: Convicted of Throwing in the Towel in DisgraceChapter 14: Full Speed A-Head On the Ways to a MedalChapter 15: No Get Out of Jail Card for Jinxed JoeChapter 16: A Lot at Steak as Covid Chaos ReignsChapter 17: Fast Bowling Captain Puts Runs on the BoardEpilogueAshes Scoreboards, Summaries and Averages

Long Description

No captain of the Australian Test cricket team_and there have now been 47 of them_has ascended to the most revered throne in Australian sport in such excruciatingly sad circumstances than the golden boy Pat Cummins. And few have been immediately confronted with such a weighty first assignment_or so much goodwill. Australian cricket_indeed, the game at large_was being confronted by issues of image and culture in various ways and Cummins_ arrival in a position of such power and influence on and off the field of play had a lot going for it. Captain Pat: Cometh the Hour, Cummins the Man is the first book to focus on the Australian international cricketer and Captain of the Australian Test team. From his early life to his arrival as a Test cricketer at a remarkably early age, his frustrations with injury, and his arrival as the 47th Australian Test Captain, he is a player who took Australia and the cricket world by storm the moment he first donned the famous baggy green cap. Award-winning sports writer Ron Reed pays tribute to Pat Cummins and examines his scorecard: how has he played, how did he lead, how was he rated by the fans, and what is his future?

Details ISBN1925927997 Author Ron Reed Format Paperback Pages 288 Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781925927993 Imprint Wilkinson Publishing Country of Publication Australia ISBN-10 1925927997 Publication Date 2022-07-06 NZ Release Date 2022-07-06 UK Release Date 2022-07-06 Subtitle Cometh the Hour, Cummins the Man Publisher Wilkinson Publishing DEWEY 796.358092 Audience General Place of Publication Melbourne AU Release Date 2022-07-05 We've got this

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