In Their Own Words : Derbyshire Cricketers in Conversation

In Their Own Words tells the story of Derbyshire County Cricket Club ever since the Second World War told through the eyes and words of the men who helped create that history. With contributions from batsmen, bowlers and characters around the club, the book contains interviews with some of the county's biggest personalities from the past 70 years.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club has had its share of big names and fascinating stories down the years. In Their Own Words recounts the county''s history, ever since the Second World War, through the eyes and words of the men who helped create it. Beginning with the county''s legendary 98-year-old former groundsman Walter Goodyear, the book is made up of a number of interviews with personalities from every decade since the end of the war. Key characters from across the spectrum of cricket in Derbyshire each give their personal take on team-mates and opponents, trophy successes, fall-outs and life on the cricket circuit. County legends, including Edwin Smith, Harold Rhodes, Brian Jackson, Bob Taylor, Peter Gibbs, Geoff Miller, Wayne Madsen, Graeme Welch and many more talk about their lives and careers inside and outside the game including an array of fascinating anecdotes to make this a club history with a difference.