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Cricket Book of the Year

Richie Benaud’s Blue Suede Shoes

by David Kynaston & Harry Ricketts

The Ashes are on the line as England and Australia meet at Old Trafford in July 1961 for the fourth Test. For most of the match, England have their noses ahead – until a dramatic final day, of intensely fluctuating fortunes, as the tourists eventually storm to victory. In short, an Ashes classic, told here by David Kynaston and Harry Ricketts in vivid and immersive detail, recreating the sometimes agonising experience of millions of armchair viewers and listeners.

Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes byDavid Kynaston & Harry Ricketts
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