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Mike Atherton's Books
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Guardian.co.uk, May 8, 2012
...as well – a prophecy perhaps for the coming of Ed Smith himself. Or, even more literally, for Mike Atherton or Mike Brearley. Each could be a dead ringer for the fictional hero. To be sure, Mike the novel remains enduringly re-readable. It was of...
The Independent, March 8, 2012
...King, the Bank of England's Governor, was in the hall, along with distinguished cricketers-turned-journalists Ed Smith and Mike Atherton. I remember thinking years ago, on reading John Carey's The Intellectual And The Masses, that most academics must be...
Allmediascotland, March 1, 2012
...McRae (The Guardian) Owen Slot (The Times) Matthew Syed (The Times) Specialist Correspondent Paul Ackford (The Sunday Telegraph) Mike Atherton (The Times) Matthew Lawton (Daily Mail) Mark Souster (The Times) Daniel Taylor (The Guardian) Henry Winter...
Lancashire Life, February 22, 2012
...county cricket teams, which has produce players of the highest callibre, such as Cyril Washbrook, Brian Statham and Mike Atherton. With neighbours Yorkshire, Lancashire is home of the game of rugby league, as well as some leading rugby union teams. We...
Spectator, January 9, 2012
...is routinely compared to Jonathan Franzen, the literati’s present infatuation. The comparison has migrated across the Atlantic. Mike Atherton, former England cricket captain and award winning sports columnist, wrote last week (£): '[Harbach] wears his...
Observer, January 8, 2012
...doubt that this is a novel that will appeal to lovers of sport. The former England cricket captain Mike Atherton last week called it "an outstanding novel about sport", saying: "Any sportsman who has choked will recognise and empathise with...
CricInfo, December 1, 2011
...a densely argued book by the philosopher Michael Oakeshott. I'll never forget the expression on his face. Mike Atherton and I once discussed whether intellectuals had any place in modern sport. The best defence is that good sports teams embrace...
Allmediascotland, March 1, 2012
...McRae (The Guardian) Owen Slot (The Times) Matthew Syed (The Times) Specialist Correspondent Paul Ackford (The Sunday Telegraph) Mike Atherton (The Times) Matthew Lawton (Daily Mail) Mark Souster (The Times) Daniel Taylor (The Guardian) Henry Winter...
ZeeNews.com, February 27, 2012
...the writer has finally established himself among the rare category of player-writers (Peter Roebuck, Ed Smith, Ed Cowan, Mike Atherton being the other members) with his latest book, , a tale of triumphant journey of the underdog Rajasthan cricket team....
ZeeNews.com, February 27, 2012
...the writer has finally established himself among the rare category of player-writers (Peter Roebuck, Ed Smith, Ed Cowan, Mike Atherton being the other members) with his latest book, , a tale of triumphant journey of the underdog Rajasthan cricket team....
WTVT FOX 13, February 23, 2012
...TAMPA - If optimism were a drug, Mike Atherton would be addicted. "It's not the end of the world. Life goes on. And you make the best of it," he explained as he recalled the moment...
WTVT FOX 13, February 23, 2012
...TAMPA - If optimism were a drug, Mike Atherton would be addicted. "It's not the end of the world. Life goes on. And you make the best of it," he explained as he recalled the moment...
Sports Journalists' Association, February 23, 2012
...McRae (The Guardian) Owen Slot (The Times) Matthew Syed (The Times) Specialist Correspondent Paul Ackford (The Sunday Telegraph) Mike Atherton (The Times) Matthew Lawton (Daily Mail) Mark Souster (The Times) Daniel Taylor (The Guardian) Henry Winter...
Lancashire Life, February 22, 2012
...county cricket teams, which has produce players of the highest callibre, such as Cyril Washbrook, Brian Statham and Mike Atherton. With neighbours Yorkshire, Lancashire is home of the game of rugby league, as well as some leading rugby union teams. We...
