Balance of Power

Fleming, Stephen;Boock, Richard

ISBN 10: 1869589882 / ISBN 13: 9781869589882

Published by Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 2004

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Signed by Author(s)The book is signed by Stephen Fleming. The dustjacket is marked by storage. The front of the dj has spotting and some light fading along the top and bottom edges. The back dj cover is much marked by storage with numerous pressure impressions and marks. Damp damage and stains spread from the front dj cover at its spine edge through along the bottom of the dj back cover bottom edge. There is lighter damp staining along the top edge of the dj back cover. The dj spine has marking and some wear to the head and foot. The white cloth cover is in fair condition at the front. Damp and mould stains stretch from the front spine corner across the spine to the width of the bottom back cover. The back cover has storage impression marks. Inside, there is damp damage to the back inside cover which carries through the bottom edge of the pages towards the front . The damp has caused some pages towards the back to stick together at the bottom centre corners. However, this damage does not transfer to the text. Condition of the contents is fair despite the damp interference mentioned above. FK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # afzt

Bibliographic Details

Title: Balance of Power

Publisher: Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Signed: signed

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

Stephen Fleming has come a long way since he was embroiled in the marijuana scandal which rocked New Zealand cricket back in the mid-90s. Maturity as both a player and as skipper has brought rich rewards for New Zealand's longest-serving, and most successful, test match captain. A stint with Middlesex in 2001 laid the foundations for a successful re-evaluation of his batting methods where the inability to convert half-centuries to centuries did no justice to his quality. But after a breakout innings of 134 not out to steer New Zealand to a classy World Cup victory over South Africa, Fleming confirmed his greater batting consistency with a career-highest 274 not out against Sri Lanka in the first test of their 2003 series. He has now scored 4671 runs in 75 tests and taken 114 catches. In his autobiography Fleming will talk about the highs and lows of his time in the New Zealand team; about how he was given the captaincy at an early age and how he has learned to cope with the associated pressures. The Stephen Fleming story has been as eagerly awaited as any modern New Zealand sports biography.

About the Author:

Richard Boock is the chief cricket writer for the New Zealand Herald. He is widely respected as one of this country's finest and most forthright writers on cricket.