NELLA SELEZIONATA PER I TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS * Robin Smith è stato uno dei giocatori di cricket più popolari d'Inghilterra degli anni '90. Il giudice, come era conosciuto da tutti, ha affrontato alcuni dei più pericolosi lanciatori veloci di tutti i tempi con un'abilità e un'intrepidezza che gli hanno assicurato lo status di eroe. Il suo selvaggio taglio quadrato ha suscitato urla di approvazione da parte dei fan di tutto il mondo, in particolare quelli della sua amata Inghilterra e Hampshire. Ma quando è stato prematuramente scaricato dalla struttura inglese all'età di 32 anni, ha dovuto affrontare il suo avversario più duro di tutti: se stesso. Smith ha sofferto una debilitante perdita di identità, in particolare quando si è ritirato dal cricket professionistico nel 2003, e ha lottato per gestire le contraddizioni della sua personalità. Era il giudice, il guerriero senza paura, o Robin Smith, il frenetico preoccupato? Senza una struttura di supporto per la transizione dal cricket al mondo esterno, Smith ha sofferto di problemi di salute mentale, alcol, coniugali e finanziari fino a quando non ha toccato il fondo e ha progettato di togliersi la vita. In The Judge - More than Just a Game, rivisita la sua esperienza di estrema oscurità e sfida la saggezza ricevuta sulla mascolinità e la salute mentale. Condivide anche i molti alti e bassi della sua movimentata carriera internazionale e di contea, comprese le sue esaltanti battaglie con le Indie Occidentali e le sue lotte contro la rotazione del mistero. E riflette con affetto su un'epoca in cui i giocatori di cricket lavoravano duramente e facevano festa ancora più duramente; un'epoca quasi irriconoscibile ai giorni nostri.
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Robin Smith (Author)
Robin Smith was born in apartheid South Africa, but qualified to play for England on account of his British parents. Smith made his Test debut against West Indies in 1988 and looked instantly at home on the big stage. He played 62 Tests, scoring over 4000 runs at an average of 43.67, and is remembered as one of England’s greatest ever players of fast bowling. He also made the then highest score by an England batsman in a one-day international, hitting a spectacular 167 not out against Australia in 1993 and setting a record that stood for 23 years.
In retirement, he has settled in Perth, Western Australia, but he remains a club hero at his career-long county, Hampshire.
Rob Smyth (Author)
Rob Smyth has worked on the Guardian sports desk since 2004 and has written or edited ten books, including Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football. He has also worked for Manchester United, the Daily Telegraph, The Times, ITV, Sports Illustrated and FourFourTwo.
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