Dimensions
160 x 242 x 26mm
As one of the fastest bowlers the world has seen, Michael Holding went by the haunting nickname 'Whispering Death', claiming 249 Test wickets. It was a moniker earned because he advanced on the bowling crease with stealth-like malevolence. Despite having not laced his bowling boots since 1989, it remains a fitting sobriquet. NO HOLDING BACK serves as an antidote to the often bland and shallow autobiographies of current players. Holding tackles why West Indies have slipped following their halcyon days, criticises Brian Lara for his off-the-field selfishness and laments the hypocrisy over the state of the game in the region. The controversy surrounding the Allen Stanford $20m spectacle, the ICC's handling of the abandoned England v Pakistan match, player power, illegal bowling actions and the threat of Twenty20 to the Test game are all subjects which Holding tackles with knowledge and class.
