Never Surrender - The Life of Douglas Jardine

Never Surrender is the biography of England cricket captain Douglas Jardine, whose success in winning the Ashes in Australia in 1932/33 was tarnished by the use of bodyline bowling, which was seen as unsporting. Now, with Jardine's reputation on the rise, Mark Peel reassesses this complex character and outstanding leader.

Summary

Never Surrender is the biography of England cricket captain Douglas Jardine, whose success in winning the Ashes in Australia in 1932/33 was tarnished by the use of bodyline bowling, which was seen as unsporting. Now, with Jardine's reputation on the rise, Mark Peel reassesses this complex character and outstanding leader.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Peel
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781785319921
• ISBN: 978-1-78531-992-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 243 mm x 164 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 530 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies