Description
‘If you go on like this, you’ll do nothing but play cricket all your life.’ These were the exasperated words of Mike Brearley’s mother. Little did she know he was destined to become one of England’s finest cricket captains.
This is your chance to hear from a true sporting icon as Brearley discusses his new book, Turning Over the Pebbles: A Life in Cricket and in the Mind, and reflects on a lifetime of the sport, from joyful childhood games to his captaincy in the legendary 1981 Ashes series, leading England to one of their most famous victories.
A trained psychoanalyst, Brearley’s memoir draws on literature, religion and leadership, which he blends with incredible cricketing memories. Join him as he takes you on the ups and downs of a remarkable sporting life.
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About the Author
Mike Brearley OBE
Mike Brearley OBE was educated at Cambridge, where he read classics and moral sciences, and captained the university. He played for Middlesex County Cricket Club intermittently from 1961 to 1983, captaining the side from 1971 to 1982. He first played for England in 1976 and captained the side from 1977 to 1980, winning seventeen test matches and losing only four. He was recalled to the captaincy in 1981 for the Ashes home series, leading England to one of their most famous victories. Since retiring from cricket in 1982, he trained and continues to work as a psychoanalyst, and is a lecturer on leadership and motivation. He is the author of the bestselling The Art of Captaincy and has written on cricket and the psychology of sport for the Observer and most recently The Times.
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