Hitting Across the Line

The career of cricket's greatest enigma, Viv Richardsm spans a tumultuous 20 years. Born Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards in Antiqua he made his first-class debut for the leeward Islands in 1971, and his Test debut for the West Indies in 1974. Richards writes about his family, his time at Somerset with his great friend Ian Botham, which ended in 1986 amidst bitter controversy. Hitting Across the Line is the forthright and perceptive autobiography of a cricketing genius