Phillip Hughes. The Official Biography

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 312 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Drawing on almost 100 interviews and featuring scores of images from the Hughes familys personal collection, this is a stirring biography about the life of Phillip Hughes: son, brother, friend, farmer, cricketer, inspiration.Phillip Hughes gave his life to cricket.And cricket gave Phillip Hughes his life.When Hughes scored twin centuries in his second Test - the youngest man in crickets 135-year history to achieve the feat - the world hailed the arrival of a brilliant new star. Here was a batting prodigy from a tiny country town with a twinkle in his eye and a wizardry with the willow to fill the dreams of a generation. But those dreams were lost in November 2014 when Hughes was felled, playing the game he loved.Told through the voices of those who knew him best, Phillip Hughes:­ The Official Biography is the incredible story of the boy from Macksville who became Australian Test cricketer 408. It charts the folkloric rise of the banana growers son with the axe-handle batting technique, reliving his adventures on and off the field and celebrating his many triumphs and travails.And it pays tribute to the fighting spirit and gift for friendship that made this unique young man a hero to millions.

ISBN: 9781743539477