{"product_id":"9781801506816-bravehearts","title":"Cricket's Hard Men","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Toughest Characters from the History of Cricket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCricket's Hard Men\u003c\/i\u003e takes an innovative look at character, psychology and mental health in cricket to produce a fascinating study of the sport's toughest players of all time. Richard Sydenham consulted prominent ex-cricketers and broadcasters before studying this select band of 22 cricketers from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCricket's Hard Men\u003c\/i\u003e takes an innovative look at character, psychology and mental health in cricket to produce a fascinating study of the sport's toughest players.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, what actually constitutes a hard man of cricket? The truth is there is no simple definition. Whether it's resilience to defy injury from players like Kepler Wessels, Mike Atherton and Allan Border; sheer physicality from cricketer turned cage fighter Adam Hollioake; the bloody-mindedness to snub tradition by Douglas Jardine and John Reid; a chest-thumping need from Arjuna Ranatunga to show pride for a flag that had a reputation of being soft in the cricket world; or the blind courage of Brian Close, each player has his own unique story, told here through in-depth research and exclusive interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author consulted prominent ex-cricketers and broadcasters before studying this select band, from Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540111335521,"sku":"9781801506816","price":15.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_22076278.jpg?v=1710331309","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781801506816-bravehearts","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}