Mystery Spinner

Text Classics

Russell Jackson, Gideon Haigh

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Text Publishing Company
02 January 2018

Biography: general; Sports & outdoor recreation

The biography of one of the most original and elusive characters in Australian sporting history, by renowned cricket writer Gideon Haigh.

In 1950, aged in his mid-thirties, 'tall, shy, shambling' Jack Iverson burst forth from obscurity in suburban Melbourne, 'bowled like no man before' and became a national sensation, then faded from view almost as swiftly. He died in obscurity, in tragic circumstances. In the enthralling Mystery Spinner, first published in 1999, one of the world's best cricket writers goes in search of an enigma- an ordinary man in whom lurked the extraordinary.

By: Russell Jackson, Gideon Haigh
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781925603217
ISBN 10: 1925603210
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Mystery Spinner: Text Classics

`Magnificent.' * Roar * `A delight, a gripping (no pun intended) read, and an object lesson to anyone tempted to try their hand at biography.' * ESPNcricinfo * `Even if you don't care for the game you might enjoy it...Not your standard sporting biography.' * Guardian * `[An] unconventional journey...brilliantly documented.' * Courier Mail * `One of the best cricket biographies I have ever read.' * Wisden Cricket Monthly *