Product Description

Graeme Fowler, Lancashire's opening batsman, set off on England's 1984-5 winter tour of India as his country's established opener. A young, intelligent player, he had made an early mark on county cricket after university, and then got into the England team. His future seemed assured, and it was at this point that he began his diary. The tour went well, but there followed a disastrous county season when he found himself dropped eventually even from the Lancashire first team. This diary provides fascinating insights into the daily life of the professional cricketer and tells the story of how he overcame serious injury and ignominious relegation to become Captain of Lancashire and reinstated in the England side.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1259369 in Books
• Published on: 1989-06-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Readable, though not brilliant
Fox on the Run is Graeme Fowler's diary from October 1984 - April 1986, a period which began with him playing for England against India, making a double century, then through a dire county season, plagued by a neck injury, a traumatic winter, and a promising start to the 1986 season. The Preface explains briefly the background to the book, but otherwise it is a simple daily diary. The end is rather abrupt, with no attempt to sum up the events chronicled. Nonetheless, this is a very readable book, giving a fascinating insight into the life of professional cricketers in the mid-80s, which is markedly different from today. The descriptions of various cricketers, some famous, some less well-known, are very often amusing. Fowler's changing mindset comes over clearly, and it was refreshing to read an open and honest sports book. Here there is no sense of brushing over problems or avoiding difficult issues, Fowler quite simply shares all of the ups and downs with the reader.

Well worth reading, if you can get hold of a copy!