According To Skull
by Kerry O'Keeffe
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Kerry O'Keeffe was a spin bowler in the Australian cricket team from 1971 to 1977. So when he commentates on ABC Radio's Grandstand you know you can trust him! He is also one of the funniest commentators in the business and can crack himself up faster than anyone else. His laugh is one of the best-known in the business, and can set off anyone in hearing distance. O'Keeffe's hilarious stories are legend- and he has collected a lot of them in According to Skull along with stories from his own show more life and his wry and pertinent observations on cricket other sports and sports personalities. show lessTags
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MiaCulpa "According to Skull" is the superior book but both give a good insight into the minds of the non-superstar player trying to get by.
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Kerry O'Keefe first caught Australia's intention as a leg-spinner who played in the Centenary Test and then signed with World Series Cricket, before emerging as one of Australia's favourite cricket commentators.
It's the period between the end of hs cricket career and his commentating gig that interests here. O'Keefe writes frankly of his alcohol and gambling-related problems and his rock-bootom moments. It's a frankness not normally seen in cricketers' autobiographies and raises "According to skull" to a level above the glib, ghost-written books usually released by cricketers, while still including the humour that O'Keefe is known for.
In my mind, "According to skull" is one of the better cricket books I have read and I wish that other show more cricketers follow O'Keefe's lead and dismiss the ghost writers and pen something that exposes themselves warts and all (not a euphemism). show less
It's the period between the end of hs cricket career and his commentating gig that interests here. O'Keefe writes frankly of his alcohol and gambling-related problems and his rock-bootom moments. It's a frankness not normally seen in cricketers' autobiographies and raises "According to skull" to a level above the glib, ghost-written books usually released by cricketers, while still including the humour that O'Keefe is known for.
In my mind, "According to skull" is one of the better cricket books I have read and I wish that other show more cricketers follow O'Keefe's lead and dismiss the ghost writers and pen something that exposes themselves warts and all (not a euphemism). show less
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- Canonical title
- According To Skull
- People/Characters
- Kerry O'Keefe; Ian Chappell; Greg Chappell; Dennis Lillee; Rod Marsh; Peter Toohey (show all 10); Davis Hookes; Jeff Thomson; Doug Walters; Kerry Packer
- Important places
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria, Australia; Queen's Park, Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Important events
- Centenary Test (1977)
- First words
- Sport held no attraction for me up to the age of twelve.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)How good what that be!
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- English
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