Simon hughes book on batting

This is a very readable and fascinating examination of what it takes to be a top class batsman in todays ever changing cricket world. May 17, 2016 the analyst simon hughes discusses intimidation of batsmen with england bowler steven finn. It is a book about the real feelings that batsmen experience and probes into their minds to see how they deal with one of the most precarious jobs in sport, in which life and death are one ball apart. Also features ravi shastri talking about the rapid modernisation of indian cricket and sam billings on england players nicknames. Simon hughes heroworshipped the famous batsmen of his youth, and dreamt of scoring a hundred for england. Maintained a simple batting philosophy the ball was there to be scored off. The cricket writer, colin bateman, noted, geoff miller concedes that he probably enjoyed cricket too much. The 10 greatest batsmen of modern times ii simon hughes. Middlesex fast bowler turned broadcaster, he is one of contemporary crickets most admired writers and analysts with sharp technical insights to the sport. Simon hughes cricketer wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. He is the son of the actor peter hughes, and the brother of the classical historian and broadcaster bettany hughes. Simon hughes is channel fives the analyst and the author of a number of bestselling cricket books.

Simon hughes and simon mann discuss the best ever cricket books with the author of one, mike brearley, and the daily telegraphs nick hoult, the cowriter of the forthcoming morgans men. Tendulkar says lillee asked him to give up fast bowling for batting bcb plans to cut test from zimbabwe. Simon hughes cricketer wikipedia republished wiki 2. Simon hughes, broadcaster and journalist, issued a rapid apology for a tweet on monday in which he attributed jonathan trotts return home from. Simon hughes sorry for doubting jonathan trotts illness in. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Simon hughes, author of crickets greatest rivalry talks about some of his ashes heroes, dennis lillee and jeff thomson. The analyst simon hughes discusses intimidation of batsmen with england bowler steven finn. By simon hughes 2015 of the three disciplines involved in playing cricket. He is the son of the actor, peter hughes, and the brother of the classical historian and broadcaster bettany hughes. They are the richly rewarded andrightly celebrated stars of the game. This book is brief, breezy, entertaining and informed.

Good morning doctor kumar by simon hughes i walk down a quiet, jasminescented road in the early morning sunshine and through the gates of a rambling villa, set in verdant hills, its pleasant, leafy garden spreading out on all sides with glimpses of the lake below. Simon peter hughes born 20 december 1959, kingston upon thames, surrey, also known as the analyst is an english cricketer and journalist. Simon hughes combines his own personal experience as a first class cricketer and analyst of the game to produce a very accessible book for all who have ever held a bat or are trying to coach others to do so more effectively. The culture and history of the game are amusingly brought out in an enormously jolly book by one of our best cricket writers, simon hughes. Batsmen the good ones, at least are crickets millionaires and who doesnt want to be one of those. He delves into sports psychology, showing that what goes on in the mind is the key to batting. Hughess book talks directly to us who cannot bat like tendulkar or. A well observed analysis of batting and life the economist. Murali couldnt bowl to him and warne often struggled. Now universally known as the analyst and the editor at the cricketer, hughes assesses what ingredients a batsman needs to succeed. You are surrounded by pitfalls and bayed about by enemies, but the good person will come through adversity to triumph. Simon hughes and simon mann discuss the recordbreaking one day series between india and england, hear from ravi ashwin, the worlds number one ranked bowler, what are the ingredients of his success.

Since retiring from the game, he has developed a highly successful media career as a journalist, tv commentator as the analyst for channel five and author, winning the william hill sports book of. Simon hughes batsmen are the poster boys of cricket. Since retiring from the game, he has developed a highly successful media career as a journalist, tv commentator as the analyst for channel five and author, winning the william hill sports book of the year prize for his classic memoir a lot of hard yakka. Steven finn and simon hughes discuss how to intimidate batsmen. This book reflects the diverse range of batting personalities and styles. Simon peter hughes born 20 december 1959, kingston upon thames, surrey is an english cricketer and journalist. Simon hughes has done what sachin tendulkar could never dounveil. Simon hughes was a bowler which, oddly enough, makes him an excellent batting analyst, given that they get to see what works and. Drafted by the baltimore orioles in the 4th round of the 2011 mlb june amateur draft from university of arizona tucson, az.

Sachin tendulkar, vivian richards, brian lara, ricky ponting, a. Simon peter hughes born 20 december 1959, kingston upon thames, surrey, also known as the analyst 1 2 is an english cricketer and journalist. The analyst inside cricket podcast on demand sharp analysis and opinion from the cricket world with simon hughes, the analyst and simon mann, featuring comment, analysis, interviews with international players and celebrity guests. Former bowler turned cricket journalist delivers an engaging take on batting. Jul 28, 20 simon hughes, author of crickets greatest rivalry talks about some of his ashes heroes, dennis lillee and jeff thomson. Since retiring from the game, he has developed a highly successful media career as a journalist for the daily telegraph, tv commentator as the analyst for channel five, and author, winning the william hill sports book of the year prize for his classic memoir a lot of hard yakka. Great technique and plenty of wit from the analyst former bowler turned cricket journalist delivers an engaging take on batting sam kitchener.

Now universally known as the analyst, hughes assesses what ingredients a batsman needs to succeed. Good morning doctor kumar the analyst simon hughes. And god created cricket by simon hughes waterstones. Simon hughes looks at the latest in test match, oneday international and county cricket, including framebyframe pictorial acconts of batting and bowling techniques, past golden moments from english cricket board archives, interviews with todays top cricketers and a look at some innovations in the viewing of. Simon hughes was a bowler which, oddly enough, makes him an excellent batting analyst, given that they get to see what works and what doesnt, time and time again the art of bowling is much more cerebral than most give it credit for being. Brendon mccullum and justin langer assess how and where the power and range of modern batting evolved with simon hughes and. With his usual combination of authority and wit, mr. Now, there was a righteous hebrew in the land of uz named. He is the son of the actor, peter hughes, and the brother of the historian bettany hughes. Simon hughes was a professional cricketer between 1980 and 1993. Great technique and plenty of wit from the analyst former bowler turned cricket journalist delivers an engaging take on.

Nothing in sport emulates life and death so acutely as a cricket innings. Simon hughes is now the analyst on channel 5s cricket coverage and on bbcs test match special. The batting life the cricket monthly espn cricinfo. What theyve the ecb based some of their research on, or some of their ambition on, are those figures from 2005 which was that eight to nine million people watched the climaxes of some of those 2005 ashes test matches on channel 4, so clearly there is this perception of a national interest in cricket that is still there.

Simon hughes examines batsmanship through his own experiences. He also writes for the times and as, editor of the cricketer magazine, has been nominated as sports magazine editor of the year. It is a book about the real feelings that batsmen experience and probes into their minds batsmen are. He did not take it as seriously as some, and when it became a rigorous, grimfaced business, he was not sorry to bow out of an eightyear test career that never reached the peaks many expected. Oct 17, 2015 batsmen the good ones, at least are crickets millionaires and who doesnt want to be one of those. Its very title and god created cricket appropriately echoes the nearreligious fervour with which many of us regard, or used to regard, the game. Shop the cricketer books who wants to be a batsman simon hughes. A batting genius who, of course holds the record individual first class and test score, but was unlucky to play in a declining west indies side.

Simon hughes check hughess news, career, age, rankings. Book simon hughes crickets the analyst gordon poole agency. Simon hghes busts the jargon surrounding test cicket. Apr 21, 2016 simon hughes was a professional cricketer between 1980 and 1993. His flawed attempts to make runs in a 15year professional career are the prism through which he reflects on how some talented boys turn into great batsmen, and others lose their way. Hughes is an innovator of the sport and his book shows he is greeted by the same old rhetoric.