The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey: The Greatest Collection of Humorous Sporting Quotations Ever!...

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Geoff Tibballs

The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey

The Greatest Collection of Humorous Sporting Quotations Ever!

Geoff Tibballs

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Ebury Press
01 August 2007

Humour; Sports & outdoor recreation

The biggest and best collection of funny sports quotations the world has ever seen

'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it - you can see it all over their faces' - Ron Atkinson

'Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the city centre' - Oscar Wilde

Whether over the moon or sick as a parrot, sportsmen and women can invariably be relied upon to come out with a humorous quote...even if it's not always intentional. The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey provides the definitive collection of sporting wit, from participants and observers alike.

The book covers the full gamut of the sports spectrum and provides over 4,000 side-splittingly funny quotes - some examples of incisive sporting wit, others inadvertent howlers never to be forgotten; ranging from the cutting remarks of Brian Clough and Muhammad Ali to the studied observations of John Arlott and the hilarious gaffes of Murray Walker.

The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey is an absolute must for any sports fan.

By: Geoff Tibballs
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.779kg
ISBN: 9780091918415
ISBN 10: 0091918413
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 August 2007
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Former sports journalist Geoff Tibballs has written nearly 100 books, many of them on sport and humour, with titles including The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes, Great Sporting Eccentrics and Great Sporting Mishaps. An accomplished armchair sportsman, he believes his life-long devotion to Millwall Football Club has enabled him to appreciate the ridiculous.

Reviews for The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey: The Greatest Collection of Humorous Sporting Quotations Ever!

Ideal birthday present fodder and perfect on-the-bog literature... Top work all round. All Out Cricket The ultimate compendium of humorous quotations... Marvellous. Yorkshire Evening Post Undoubtedly a definitive collection. The Good Book Guide