Brian Rendell

ABOUT THE AUTHORAs a schoolboy, Brian Rendell enjoyed his first Test match in 1946 sitting behind the boundary ropes in front of the Grand Stand at Lord‘s; watched Middlesex during the “golden summer” of 1947; marvelled at Bradman’s ‘Invincibles’ in 1948; and saw George Mann leading England against New Zealand at Lord’s in 1949. He has continued to be a lover of cricket at all levels for nearly 70 years.Following his retirement, after thirty years in newspaper and magazine publishing plus ten years in education, he set out to further his research into cricket history. He is the author of Gubby Allen: Bad Boy of Bodyline (Cricket Lore, 2004) and Gubby Under Pressure (ACS, 2007). He followed these with two contributions to this Lives in Cricket series, Fuller Pilch: A Straightforward Man and Walter Robins: Achievements, Affections and Affronts.