a)
TITLE: Thommo
AUTHOR: David Frith
PUBLISHER: Angus and Robertson Publishers
PLACE: Australia
YEAR: 1980
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: 120 pages, unpaginated including 16 pages of black-and-white photographs
BINDING: Original green hardboard with dust jacket
SIZE:
Height: 22 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 1.5 cm

SIGNED BY JEFF THOMSON AND DAVID FRITH ON THE TITLE PAGE

'Thommo' is the story of Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson - arguably the world's fastest bowler. Instilling fear in opposing batsmen, and anguish in cricket officialdom with his rebellious nature, this book makes for interesting and entertaining reading. Contents include Prelims, Foreword (Dennis Lillee), Introduction, 12 chapters, Jeff Thomson in Figures, Index.

b)
TITLE: Ponting: At the Close of Play
AUTHOR: Ricky Ponting
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins Publishers
PLACE: London
YEAR: 2013
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: 699. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of 16 pages each, with black and white and colour photographs.
BINDING: Original green hardboard with gilt text at the spine along with dustjacket
SIZE:
Height: 24 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 6 cm

HAND-SIGNED BY RICKY PONTING TO AN ENDPAPER

Ricky Ponting is one of the biggest names in cricket, having been at the heart of so many memorable Ashes and Test encounters over the years. Coinciding with the end of Ponting's spectacular career, "At the Close of Play" is a must-read for all cricket fans.

Through this book, Ponting looks back on the story of his remarkable life and career. With his customary honesty and candour, Ponting reflects on a lifetime at the crease - from childhood prodigy to the highs and lows of his extraordinary international career. But beyond the triumphs, scandals and his own private struggle to maintain his later form, this remarkable book offers rare insights into an elite sporting career with Ricky's reflections on leadership, captaincy, winning, defeat, competitiveness, teamwork, the greats of the game and the lessons learned at the helm of Australia's cricket team.

c)
TITLE: A Peep at the Poms....
SUBTITLE: The Australian Captain in England
AUTHORS: Allan Border and Peter Bills
PUBLISHER: Arthur Barker Limited
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1987
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: 168 pages including 8 pages with black-and-white photos
BINDING: Green cloth board with gilt text at the spine along with dustjacket
SIZE:
Height: 22 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Depth: 2 cm

TIPPED-IN HAND SIGNATURE BY ALLAN BORDER TO AN ENDPAPER

In the summer of 1986, Allan Border, the most formidable left-handed batsman in the world, fulfilled a lifetime ambition by playing first-class County cricket in England. "A Peep at the Poms"...is the record of that season, which Border spent with Essex CCCC, helping them win their third County Championship in four seasons.
A loose piece of paper inscribed:
19 April 2007
Signed at HOVE
For county match of ..... Sussex v Kent
2nd day of play
He took 21.3.2.74
6 wkts

d)
TITLE: Anything but...
SUBTITLE: An Autobiography
AUTHOR: Richie Benaud
PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1998
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: x + 278 including 8 colour and 16 black and white plates
BINDING: Original green cloth board with gilt text on the spine along with dustjacket
SIZE:
Height: 24 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 3 cm

SIGNED BY RICHIE BENAUD ON THE TITLE PAGE

Richie Benaud captained Australia and was one of the most successful Australian cricketers. Since retiring from playing, he established a reputation as the doyenne of cricket commentary, and his global popularity grew with broadcasts on the BBC, Sky and many other networks.

e)
TITLE: Mark Waugh
SUBTITLE: The Biography
AUTHOR: James Knight
PUBLISHER: Collins Willow
PLACE: London
YEAR: 2002
EDITION: First
NO.OF PAGES: xvii + 381 pages including 13 black and white and 43 colour plates
BINDING: Black hardboard with silver gilt text at the spine along with dust jacket
SIZE:
Height: 24 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Depth: 4 cm

SIGNED BY MARK WAUGH ON THE TITLE PAGE

This is the inspiring story of a young boy from Panania, Australia who, along with his twin brother, grew up to become one of the world's great cricketers. Mark Edward Waugh was born in 1965 four minutes after his brother Steve. The tendency to hang back and see how things worked obviously wasn't a one-off; he waited five years to join Steve in an Australian Test team. But this was one younger brother who was never going to be content hanging back in his brother's shadow for long. Once he donned the Baggy Green, Mark proved he was amongst the world's most gifted batsmen when he became the first player to score back-to-back centuries as well as to hit three centuries in a World Cup tournament. "Mark Waugh: The Biography" fleshes out the enigmatic picture created by the media and explores Waugh's passion for the track, as well as the sledging, the betting scandals and how it felt to be called "the forgotten Waugh." The boy from Bankstown (who now has a Pavilion at the Bankstown Memorial Oval and a cricket net at the East Hills Boys' School named after him) proves that anything is possible, no matter what.


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