''Part travelogue, part memoir and wholly engaging'' Daily Mail Bestselling author and hugely popular commentator David ''Bumble'' Lloyd takes the reader on an unmissable and hilarious tour of the cricketing world as he searches for the perfect pint. After more than 50 years involved with cricket as a player, international, umpire, coach and now commentator, David Lloyd has travelled the world. It''s all a long way from his childhood, growing up in a terraced house in post-war Accrington, Lancashire. But cricket has taken him all over the globe, and he has experienced everything from excruciating agony Down Under to the Bollywood glamour of the IPL - he''s even risked it all to cross the Pennines into Yorkshire. In Around the World in 80 Pints , Bumble relives some of the most exciting and remarkable periods in his life, showing how his travels have opened up new and exciting avenues for him. The book is packed full of brilliant stories from famous Ashes matches and Roses clashes, sharing the commentary box with Ian Botham and Shane Warne , and much else besides - all told in his idiosyncratic style that has won him so many fans the world over . His previous autobiography, Last in the Tin Bath , was a huge bestseller, and this one is sure to appeal to anyone who shares Bumble''s unquenchable love for cricket - and life!

lsquo;A whole catalogue of chuckle-raising asides… Lloyd lets us have it all… Lloyd is perhaps at his best recalling past escapades of his playing days but is equally forthright on the direction of the modern game. He doesn’t hold back on the effect 20-over cricket is having on the county and Test brands, the crowded Test fixture list, lopsided county fixtures plus the commercial side of the sport.’

Autorentext
David 'Bumble' Lloyd was born in 1947 and played cricket for Lancashire and England between 1965 and 1985, winning nine Test caps, later going on to coach England in the 1990s. But it was as a hugely popular commentator and pundit that he achieved greatest acclaim. His most recent books are Last in the Tin Bath and Around the World in 80 Pints.

Klappentext

Cricket player, coach and commentator David 'Bumble' Lloyd divulges the humorous, fun and amazing places a life in cricket has taken him, following on from previous successful memoir "Last In The Tin Bath".

Zusammenfassung
The latest unmissable volume of autobiography from David 'Bumble' Lloyd, author of Last in the Tin Bath.