Australia’s (likely) ADHD pre-war leggie – TFW Book Club with Pat Rodgers
The Final Word Cricket PodcastEpisode Notes
Pat Rodgers – The Erratic Syd Emery
It’s always a joy when Pat Rodgers, great friend of the pod, dives into a story from cricket’s pre-WW1 golden era. The subject of his latest terrific book is googly wizard Syd Emery, who emerged from the back blocks of Sydney to state and national honours in the unusual 1912 triangular Test tour of England. A star that faded as soon as it rose, Mad Mick, as he was nicknamed, was a complex man of his time who had a life that varied as markedly as his line and length. But at his best, he had what it took to beat the best – that much is beyond doubt.
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