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Menace : The Autobiography
Whether bowling bouncers at cowering batsmen or interfering officials, Dennis Lillee has always been a controversial figure, and this autobiography is no different. He looks back at the storms he created throughout his career, and after, with his aluminium bats, his near punch-up with Javed Miandad and the whole Packer saga, where he helped transform the lot of cricketers around the world, by finally breaking the amateur ethos that was killing the sport. But Dennis Lillee is also a committed family man, a proud Aussie and a good mate to his many friends. Now a distinguished coach, in huge demand around the world, this book shows just why he remains one of cricket's enduring and most popular legends.
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First published May 19, 2003
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July 21, 2020
Grew up in England watching the great ashes battles of the 1970s and always wished that Dennis was on our side instead because he was that good! A cracking read!
December 20, 2011
A prototype for Big Merv,Boony and the rest of that bunch.
That aside, this bloke must have been a sight to behold at his pomp. Close your eyes and conjure up this vision. Long,flowing mane that performed calisthenics in the air. The open shirt revealing the you-know-what. That trademark mush that bristled if the batsman so much as even dared to put bat to ball. That wild glint in the eye and the maniacal smile.
And THAT run up! An epitome of precisely orchestrated perfection and balletic grace culminating in an explosive fury. Aah, what a sight?!
And what wouldn't I have given to see the Menace live?! My right arm most probably.
As any Larrikin worth his salt would have yelled, "LILLLEEEEEEE....LILLLLEEEEEE.....KILLLLL...KILLLL....KILLLLL!!!!!
That aside, this bloke must have been a sight to behold at his pomp. Close your eyes and conjure up this vision. Long,flowing mane that performed calisthenics in the air. The open shirt revealing the you-know-what. That trademark mush that bristled if the batsman so much as even dared to put bat to ball. That wild glint in the eye and the maniacal smile.
And THAT run up! An epitome of precisely orchestrated perfection and balletic grace culminating in an explosive fury. Aah, what a sight?!
And what wouldn't I have given to see the Menace live?! My right arm most probably.
As any Larrikin worth his salt would have yelled, "LILLLEEEEEEE....LILLLLEEEEEE.....KILLLLL...KILLLL....KILLLLL!!!!!
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