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In the Firing Line : Diary of a Season by Ed Cowan (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNewsouth Publishing

ISBN-101742233155

ISBN-139781742233154

eBay Product ID (ePID)112090986

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIn the Firing Line : Diary of a Season

SubjectCricket, Cultural Heritage, General

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorEd Cowan

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width4.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"This is the real deal: the highs, lows, joys and toils of a professional cricketer described with refreshing honesty and intelligence. If you've ever wondered what it takes to achieve success, handle failure, cope with pressure and deal with doubt while playing with Australia's best cricketers, Ed Cowan can tell you." --Gideon Haigh, author, Inside Story: Unlocking Australian Cricket's Archives, "[Ed Cowan] has a real passion, talent, and insight into the game of cricket and that comes through in his first ever booka compelling read for any sports fan." Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer, "[Ed Cowan] has a real passion, talent, and insight into the game of cricket and that comes through in his first ever book--a compelling read for any sports fan." --Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer, "This is the real deal: the highs, lows, joys and toils of a professional cricketer described with refreshing honesty and intelligence. If you've ever wondered what it takes to achieve success, handle failure, cope with pressure and deal with doubt while playing with Australia's best cricketers, Ed Cowan can tell you." -Gideon Haigh, author, Inside Story: Unlocking Australian Cricket's Archives, "This is the real deal: the highs, lows, joys and toils of a professional cricketer described with refreshing honesty and intelligence. If you've ever wondered what it takes to achieve success, handle failure, cope with pressure and deal with doubt while playing with Australia's best cricketers, Ed Cowan can tell you." Gideon Haigh, author, Inside Story: Unlocking Australian Cricket's Archives, "[Ed Cowan] has a real passion, talent, and insight into the game of cricket and that comes through in his first ever book-a compelling read for any sports fan." -Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer

SynopsisEd Cowan, opening left-hand batsman for Tasmania, has always been a bit of a scribbler. It started with to-do lists and notes to self, but then he started keeping a cricket diary - a 'batting bible' with thoughts on the game, other players, motivational philosophies and records of performances. The diary has become so much a part of his routine that he admits to being a little upset if he can't see it in his cricket bag. Other cricketers have found the habit a little odd. But for Cowan it's been a way of keeping an uncluttered head and making sense of the game. In the Firing Line, based on the diary Cowan kept while playing his second season for Tasmania over the summer of 2010-11, reveals with intelligence and a touch of humour the excruciatingly shaky position of the domestic cricket player. It's far from the glamour of playing for Australia and uncomfortably close to the long drop to amateurism, yet every match is rife with the possibility of being discovered and propelled into international stardom in the baggy green., Based on the diary of Tasmania cricketer Ed Cowan, this book includes the left-handed batsman's thoughts on the game, other players, motivational philosophies, and records of performances. Funny and intelligent, it offers a view into cricket life on and off the pitch and what makes cricket tick for both its fans and players. Far from the glamour of playing for Australia and uncomfortably close to the long drop to amateurism, this narrative illustrates the pressure and excitement of a player when every match is rife with the possibility of being discovered and propelled into international stardom in the baggy green., Ed Cowan, opening left-hand batsman for Tasmania, has always been a bit of a scribbler. It started with to-do lists and notes to self, but then he started keeping a cricket diary - a 'batting bible' with thoughts on the game, other players, motivational philosophies and records of performances. The diary has become so much a part of his routine that he admits to being a little upset if he can't see it in his cricket bag. Other cricketers have found the habit a little odd. But for Cowan it's been a way of keeping an uncluttered head and making sense of the game. In the Firing Line , based on the diary Cowan kept while playing his second season for Tasmania over the summer of 2010-11, reveals with intelligence and a touch of humour the excruciatingly shaky position of the domestic cricket player. It's far from the glamour of playing for Australia and uncomfortably close to the long drop to amateurism, yet every match is rife with the possibility of being discovered and propelled into international stardom in the baggy green.