Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine

by Harry Pearson

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Winner of the MCC Book of the Year Award

His father was a first-class cricketer, his grandfather was a slave.

Born in rural Trinidad in 1901, Learie Constantine was the most dynamic all-round cricketer of his age (1928-1939) when he played Test cricket for the West Indies and club cricket for Nelson. Few who saw Constantine in action would ever forget the experience.

As well as the cricketing genius that led to Constantine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349140391
• ISBN13: 9780349140391
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Abacus (UK)
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.7"