Until he was thirty-one, Jack Iverson lived an unexceptional life. An estate agent's son, he went to boarding school, became a jackaroo, fought in World War II. Then, in 1946, he took up cricket. Four years later he was the best spin bowler in the world.
This is the story of perhaps the most original and elusive character in Australian sporting history. Iverson bowled like no man before him - his technique derived from wartime games of French cricket with a table tennis ball and ruler. In the 1950-51 Ashes series, he spun Australia to victory, starred in newsreels, and even had a racehorse named after him.
