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BORN LUCKY - THE STORY OF JACK POTTER, AUSTRALIA'S FINEST 12TH MAN

BORN LUCKY - THE STORY OF JACK POTTER, AUSTRALIA

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Autobiography by the highly regarded batsman and innovative coach who was 12th-man for Australia three times in the 1960s but never played a Test. Potter later became a teacher and cricket coach at Sedbergh School in Cumbria.

8vo. 259pp. Printed boards. Fine condition. A limited edition book (39/500) signed by the authors to title-page.

Date
2021
Publisher
Victoria: cricketbooks.com.au
Author
Jack POTTER and Sarah POTTER

£35.00 (Code: 77299)

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