The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey
  • Published: 1 August 2007
  • ISBN: 9780091918415
  • Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $39.99
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The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey

The Greatest Collection of Humorous Sporting Quotations Ever!

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1 Aug 2007
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The biggest and best collection of funny sports quotations the world has ever seen

'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it - you can see it all over their faces' - Ron Atkinson

'Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the city centre' - Oscar Wilde

Whether over the moon or sick as a parrot, sportsmen and women can invariably be relied upon to come out with a humorous quote...even if it's not always intentional. The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey provides the definitive collection of sporting wit, from participants and observers alike.

The book covers the full gamut of the sports spectrum and provides over 4,000 side-splittingly funny quotes - some examples of incisive sporting wit, others inadvertent howlers never to be forgotten; ranging from the cutting remarks of Brian Clough and Muhammad Ali to the studied observations of John Arlott and the hilarious gaffes of Murray Walker.

The Bowler's Holding, The Batsman's Willey is an absolute must for any sports fan.
  • Published: 1 August 2007
  • ISBN: 9780091918415
  • Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $39.99
Categories:

About the author

Geoff Tibballs

Geoff Tibballs has written over 150 books, including the Ripley's Believe It or Not! annuals, The Mammoth Book of Weird News, Unbelievable Facts and The Guinness Book of Oddities. Among his claims to fame are having a rock band named after him by four people he has never met but who thought his name sounded memorable and once following former Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond up the escalator at London St. Pancras station.

Also by Geoff Tibballs

The Very British Quiz Book
Brain Dump
The Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary
Just Like Dad Says
The Ultimate Cockney Geezer's Guide to Rhyming Slang
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Praise for The Bowler's Holding, the Batsman's Willey

Ideal birthday present fodder and perfect on-the-bog literature... Top work all round.

All Out Cricket

The ultimate compendium of humorous quotations... Marvellous.

Yorkshire Evening Post

Undoubtedly a definitive collection.

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