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Hoggy: Welcome to My World: The Peculiar World of Matthew Hoggard

Hoggy: Welcome to My World: The Peculiar World of Matthew Hoggard
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Review date: 2010-04-06 Rating: 10 out of 10

Hoggy: Welcome to My World
Hi received book 3rd April.
Had to say not received on 24th March. They sent another and first one not received yet. Arranged to send back if it does come.
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Hoggy, Hoggy, Hoggy.
Review date: 2010-01-06 Rating: 10 out of 10

This I bought for my husband. He enjoyed it very much. A good interesting and humerous book.

"A suicide note to rank alongside Labour's 1983 manifesto"-Mike Atherton
Review date: 2009-11-27 Rating: 8 out of 10

"He's mad a box of frogs " says the quote by Andrew Flintoff on the cover of Matthew Hoggards autobiography. Not sure about that but judging from his book he is a slightly eccentric . Frankly i have never read a sportsman's/woman's autobiography like it. Contributions from his wife, his son and even his two dogs pepper this book .There are random lists - fastest bowlers faced, hardest hitting batsman and plenty of what he calls "Hogfacts" - spurious little factoids linked from the narrative - like did you know that humans have tiny bones for what would once have been a tail ?And that that we have unusable muscles once meant to move our ears? As Matthew points out it's a good job in Andrew Caddicks case , imagine the draught . All of which makes "Welcome to my world " a refreshing change to a the usual rote sports memoirs. Kepler Wessels "My Life " it ai,nt.
It concentrates mainly on his England career which comes as no surprise but as a fellow Yorkshireman i would have liked to know more about his Yorkshire career and by proxy some of his team mates. The stuff we do learn about is hugely amusing -the anecdotes about Darren Lehmann, Darren Gough and David Byas are terrific - but his exploits for his home county are given pretty short shrift.
The account of his England career covers everything from his exercise regime , diet( "Fast bowlers don't do salad " he harrumphs but apparently they do Roast Chicken Monster Munch as his plea to reinstate them testify's ) , practice , the joys of being the night-watchman , injuries , dealing with the media( who he calls a ...well i cannot print it here but it's not complimentary ) the science ( or as he would have it at times the sheer chance) of swing bowling , the art of touring and naturally the up and downs of being as he calls it England's shop floor sweeper( that's bowling workhorse to me & you )
When the books rather idiosyncratic and silly style is put to one side and he concentrates on real issues then his role of class clown reveals somebody with justifiable complaints about his time as an England player and a ripe way of getting to the nub of an issue. His relationship with Nasser Hussain revolved around several bollockings , even when the highly strung former England captain had moved to the commentary box and his uneasy rapport with Duncan Fletcher and the fact he feels the former coach didn't rate him may come as a surprise . What does not come. as a surprise is his antipathy to the E.C.B who are revealed to be crass , bumbling charlatans but then we already knew that.
His axing ,coming at a time of intense personal stress just showcases the idiocy and insensitivity of his employers. Talking of which his recent departure from Yorkshire would make interesting reading as well. There is no doubt that Hoggard has been shabbily treated by both county and country .Mike Atherton called this book "A suicide note to rank alongside Labour's 1983 manifesto" by that meaning Hoggard will not play for England again. Their loss I would say. He,s a very fine bowler and a 100%,er. This is an original , honest and characteristically unhinged autobiography. And a lot more entertaining than Labours 1983 manifesto .
Now ensconced as the captain of Leicestershire , lets just say their dressing room will be an fascinating place to be around for the next 3 years. And even if they are rubbish at cricket as least they should have a hell of quiz team.

Entertaining, enjoyable and enlightening..
Review date: 2009-11-18 Rating: 10 out of 10

I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this when I first picked it up in a bookstore. Skimming through the first chapters, it seemed to be written from the point of view of a couple of dogs or an eight-year old boy, plus there were funny drawings and even puzzles. What the hell was that about, I wondered?

There were, however, some quite good photo sections and clearly some passages on the 2005 Ashes as well as events in New Zealand in 2008. I was especially curious to find out about the latter, so went ahead and bought it.

I'm glad I did, because the book, despite initial appearances, proved a very entertaining, enjoyable and enlightening read. There wasn't actually a great deal about 2005 I didn't already know (and I still don't know exactly what a certain all-rounder got up to in the garden of 10 Downing Street) but I greatly enjoyed reading about Hoggard's formative years in South Africa, the drink culture in the England cricket team, their fitness regimes and tests, and of course, his last appearance in an England shirt.

As big a cricket fan as I am, I wasn't aware that Hoggard is England's sixth-highest wicket taker, which meant I was even more disappointed to read about his treatment by the ECB after being dropped in New Zealand. I won't give away his side of the story, but what a disgraceful way to treat such a fine servant to English cricket, and a key member of an Ashes winning team.

Product Details/Specifications

Authors:
Matthew Hoggard

Recording label: HarperSport
Manufacturer: HarperSport
EAN: 9780007281299
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0007281293
Number of pages: 352
Publication date: 2009-04-30
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Published)

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