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The Wrong 'Un

The Wrong 'Un

The Brad Hogg Story

by Brad Hogg and Greg Growden
Paperback
Publication Date: 31/10/2016

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Memorable, unpredictable and often hilarious, The Wrong ’Un is the inspirational story of a man who will never give the game away.

At 45, George Bradley Hogg cult hero of the Big Bash League, and in recent years a star of the international T20 circuit is still in his prime.

From his childhood cricket obsession in rural Western Australia to the day he donned the baggy green, Brad overcame numerous setbacks and bouts of self-doubt. During a seven-year gap between his first and second Test appearances, he turned his hand to a variety of jobs, most famously hitting the streets as a postie. Through persistence and enthusiasm he won his way back into the national team, and was twice part of Australia’s champion World Cup sides. After retiring prematurely in 2008, he returned with a bang in 2011, starring in the BBL and once again being selected for Australia.

For the first time, Brad reveals his remarkable journey from the bush to the MCG and beyond, and from crippling insecurity to hard-won self-acceptance all with the self-deprecating humour and honesty for which he is known and loved.

"Ever ready to take on a challenge, and boundless energy that's Brad Hogg for me" – Sachin Tendulkar

"I can't stress how important blokes like Hoggy are to the psyche of a cricket team on tour. Sometimes, their off-field selflessness and good humour can be just as important for a team's progress as a hundred made on the park." – Ricky Ponting

"Many sportsmen are geniuses at hiding their frailties, camouflaging their weaknesses. Not Brad. He is so brutally honest, and so open. His eagerness that the reader discovers the real George Bradley Hogg, warts and all, takes a lot of guts. He is still that innocent, excitable, can't keep still country boy with an often self-deprecating sense of humour. He has basically told me everything ... and I mean everything. Good and bad." – Greg Growden

ISBN:
9781863958783
9781863958783
Category:
Cricket
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
31-10-2016
Publisher:
Black Inc.
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
256
Weight:
0.47kg
Greg Growden

Greg Growden is a leading authority on Australian rugby. A senior sportswriter for The Sydney Morning Herald for more than three decades, he was also the SMH and Sun-Herald's chief rugby union correspondent, covering hundreds of Test matches, more than 25 Wallaby tours and every World Cup tournament - and is one of just two international rugby writers to have covered all eight World Cups.

He is currently ESPN's senior columnist in Australia, writing on numerous sports, and is the author of 14 books.

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