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| Perry's works have been the subject of some criticism, including from fellow cricket writer ]. Haigh was critical of Perry's book ''Captain Australia''—a book on ]—claiming that Perry had "... a disquieting tendency to, quite casually, mangle information for no particular reason" and "... there are assertions whose origins are, at least, somewhat elusive."<ref name="Haigh">{{cite book|last=Haigh|first=Gideon|title=Game for anything: Writings on Cricket|publisher=Black Inc|location=Melbourne|date=2004|chapter=No Ball|isbn=1 86395 309 4}} '''Note:''' Haigh had recently released a book on the same topic at that time of writing., an updated version of Ray Robinson's celebrated book ''On Top Down Under''.</ref> | Perry's works have been the subject of some criticism, including from fellow cricket writer ]. Haigh was critical of Perry's book ''Captain Australia''—a book on ]—claiming that Perry had "... a disquieting tendency to, quite casually, mangle information for no particular reason" and "... there are assertions whose origins are, at least, somewhat elusive."<ref name="Haigh">{{cite book|last=Haigh|first=Gideon|title=Game for anything: Writings on Cricket|publisher=Black Inc|location=Melbourne|date=2004|chapter=No Ball|isbn=1 86395 309 4}} '''Note:''' Haigh had recently released a book on the same topic at that time of writing., an updated version of Ray Robinson's celebrated book ''On Top Down Under''.</ref> | ||
| The historian ] said of his book ''Miller's Luck'', about ], "Perry's work here is anything but confidence-inspiring. He is an opportunist author, Don Bradman, Shane Warne and Steve Waugh being among his previous subjects, together with a book on Australia's captains which gave the world nothing that the painstaking ] had not already dealt with, apart from the update". | The historian ] said of his book ''Miller's Luck'', about ], "Perry's work here is anything but confidence-inspiring. He is an opportunist author, Don Bradman, Shane Warne and Steve Waugh being among his previous subjects, together with a book on Australia's captains which gave the world nothing that the painstaking ] had not already dealt with, apart from the update". | ||
| Frith said "the book is strewn with errors that undermine confidence in the work as a whole". He pointed out that ] the cricket administrator was not the father of Australian cricket captain ], that Army cricketer JWA Stephenson was not the colonel who became the ] secretary. Frith also noted that an error when Perry wrote that ] took a run after being hit on the head it was not a ], under the ] it would be a ]. He also noted that ] was not a ]ner. Tribe was a left-hander and leg spinners are right-handed. Frith also noted that ] was not dropped for the final Test of 1946-47, but that he was out of action because he had ]. | Frith said "the book is strewn with errors that undermine confidence in the work as a whole". He pointed out that ] the cricket administrator was not the father of Australian cricket captain ], that Army cricketer JWA Stephenson was not the colonel who became the ] secretary. Frith also noted that an error when Perry wrote that ] took a run after being hit on the head it was not a ], under the ] it would be a ]. He also noted that ] was not a ]ner. Tribe was a left-hander and leg spinners are right-handed. Frith also noted that ] was not dropped for the final Test of 1946-47, but that he was out of action because he had ]. | ||
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For the American sculptor, see Roland Hinton Perry.Roland Perry (born 1946) is a Melbourne-based author. He has written numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction, including Monash: The Outsider Who Won The War, which won "The Federation of Australian Writers Melbourne University Publishing Award" in 2004. Perry has also written biographies on Sir Donald Bradman, Steve Waugh, and others. Perry recently published his twentieth book; The Ashes: A Celebration, a book commemorating The Ashes.
Perry's works have been the subject of some criticism, including from fellow cricket writer Gideon Haigh. Haigh was critical of Perry's book Captain Australia—a book on Australia's Test cricket captains—claiming that Perry had "... a disquieting tendency to, quite casually, mangle information for no particular reason" and "... there are assertions whose origins are, at least, somewhat elusive."
The historian David Frith said of his book Miller's Luck, about Keith Miller, "Perry's work here is anything but confidence-inspiring. He is an opportunist author, Don Bradman, Shane Warne and Steve Waugh being among his previous subjects, together with a book on Australia's captains which gave the world nothing that the painstaking Ray Robinson had not already dealt with, apart from the update".
Frith said "the book is strewn with errors that undermine confidence in the work as a whole". He pointed out that Keith Johnson the cricket administrator was not the father of Australian cricket captain Ian Johnson, that Army cricketer JWA Stephenson was not the colonel who became the Marylebone Cricket Club secretary. Frith also noted that an error when Perry wrote that Cyril Washbrook took a run after being hit on the head it was not a bye, under the laws of cricket it would be a leg bye. He also noted that George Tribe was not a leg spinner. Tribe was a left-hander and leg spinners are right-handed. Frith also noted that Wally Hammond was not dropped for the final Test of 1946-47, but that he was out of action because he had fibrositis.
References
- "Roland Perry biography". andrew lownie literary agency. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- "Roland Perry". Random House Australia. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- Haigh, Gideon (2004). "No Ball". Game for anything: Writings on Cricket. Melbourne: Black Inc. ISBN 1 86395 309 4. Note: Haigh had recently released a book on the same topic at that time of writing., an updated version of Ray Robinson's celebrated book On Top Down Under.
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