Gilly: The Turbulent Life of Roy Gilchrist

by Mark Peel

Gilly: The Turbulent Life of Roy Gilchrist is the tragic account of a cricket meteor who crashed to earth all too quickly because of his flawed temperament. Born into grinding poverty in rural Jamaica in 1934, Gilchrist's prowess as a phenomenal fast bowler quickly gained him international recognition, but the failure to curb his unstable temperament saw him sent home from the West Indies tour of India in 1959 for dangerous bowling. A victim of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1801503958
• ISBN13: 9781801503952
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages