Online event: The Spirit of Cricket with Mike Brearley, 26th August

Join legendary ex-England Cricket Captain Mike Brearley online as he talks about his new book THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET. This is not a Reed CC event, but as cricket enthusiasts you might be interested to know about it. To book a ticket, go to spiritofcricket.eventbrite.co.uk and follow the instructions. This event is organised by our friends at Heffers Bookshop, 20, Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TY, telephone 01223 463200. PGB ************************************************************************* About this Event. The laws of cricket, like the laws of the land, aim at a sort of justice or balancing between different factions. The purpose behind cricket's laws, and behind changes in them, is often to calibrate the balance in the game between batsmen and bowlers, between attack and defence, between safety and risk. Cricketing lawmakers are interested in the overall appeal of the game to players and spectators alike. Join Mike Brearley as he talks about The Spirit of Cricket, his new book which considers issues across the game such as 'Mankading', the Australian ball-tampering scandal, intimidatory bowling, sledging and mental disintegration - as well as the notion of the spirit of the game for umpires, groundsmen, administrators, media and spectators - as well, of course, as for players. 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 [...]

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Online event: The Spirit of Cricket with Mike Brearley

Join legendary ex-England Cricket Captain Mike Brearley online as he talks about his new book THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET. This is not a Reed CC event, but as cricket enthusiasts you might be interested to know about it. To book a ticket, go to spiritofcricket.eventbrite.co.uk and follow the instructions. This event is organised by our friends at Heffers Bookshop, 20, Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TY, telephone 01223 463200. PGB

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An Hour with Mike Brearley

Friday 19th October, 12.30pm at the Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College: An Hour with Mike Brearley. See related Post on the RCC website. Tickets for the event are priced at £8 in advance or £10 on the door and can be purchased through mikebrearley.eventbrite.co.uk, by calling 01223 463200 or in person at Heffers bookshop.

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An Hour with Mike Brearley; Cambridge, 19th October

Reed Cricket Club Members, Below is information about an event in which you might be interested. This is not a Reed CC event, but as cricket enthusiasts you might wish to know about it. Do not try to book a place through me. Book direct at mikebrearley.eventbrite.co.uk, or by ‘phoning Heffers Bookshop on 01223 463200 or in person at Heffers Bookshop, 20, Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TY. PGB ************************************************************************* Friday 19th October, 12.30pm at the Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College: An Hour with Mike Brearley. Calling all cricket fans! Legendary England captain Mike Brearley is returning to Cambridge - and Heffers invites you to spend an hour in his company. Mike Brearley OBE was educated at Cambridge, reading Classics and Moral Sciences. He captained England from 1977 to 1980 and was recalled to the captaincy in 1981 for the Ashes Home series - one of their most famous victories. Since retiring from cricket he trained as a psychoanalyst, and is a lecturer on leadership and motivation. He is the author of the best-selling The Art of Captaincy, and has written on cricket and the psychology of sport for the Observer and The Times. In his new collection of essays, On Cricket, Brearley has gone through pieces he has written over the past four decades, elaborating on many of them, cutting or adding, according to his second thoughts presenting to the reader something that is more holistic, more synoptic, from distance and old age. Tickets for the event are priced at £8 in advance or £10 on the door and can be purchased through mikebrearley.eventbrite.co.uk, by calling 01223 463200 or in person at Heffers bookshop.

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