Easier Said Than Done

Overview

Growing up as a talented young cricketer in 1970s Cardiff, Alan Wilkins dreamt of a life in sport and yearned to travel the world. As he reveals in Easier Said Than Done, he could never have imagined he would realise his dream via a microphone and television camera rather than with a bat and a ball. Alan tells the fascinating story of how he swapped the life of a sports teacher for a career as a professional cricketer with Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, and how it was brought to a devastating end in 1983 by a debilitating shoulder injury. Determined that his life in sport would not end after his enforced retirement from cricket, Alan embarked on a new and successful career in sports broadcasting which has seen him commentate on many of the world's greatest sporting occasions. Millions of sports fans know Alan Wilkins the broadcaster but now, with Easier Said Than Done, they can get to know the man behind the microphone, and the absorbing story of his life in sport.

Reviews

'his good humour pervades' John Hotten, Wisden 'Alan Wilkins is clearly a thoroughly decent bloke ... a memoir that I certainly recommend ... a good quality hardback ... essential statistics and an excellent index. The photographs are well reproduced' Martin Chandler, CricketWeb 'Wilkins definitely has a story worth telling.' Richard Whitehead, The Cricketer 'Alan epitomises what sport is all about.' Clive Lloyd 'Alan Wilkins has to be the nicest man in broadcasting.' Sunil Gavaskar

Author Biography

Alan Wilkins played professional cricket before turning to sports broadcasting with SABC, BBC, ITV, and ESPN.