To the Point

There's something about Herschelle Gibbs – a certain quality that has endeared him to cricket fans in South Africa and around the world. more
Subtitle:
The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography
Author:
Herschelle Gibbs
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Softcover
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There's something about Herschelle Gibbs – a certain quality that has endeared him to cricket fans in South Africa and around the world.

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There's something about Herschelle Gibbs - a certain quality that has endeared him to cricket fans in South Africa and around the world.

Despite the frustrating on-field inconsistencies of this towering talent, and the messy and very public off-field personal troubles that have tracked him through the years, Gibbs remains one of South African cricket's best-loved sons.

In his own, very frank, words, Herschelle Gibbs chronicles the ups and downs of his personal and professional life, and describes what it's been like to be part of the Proteas for the past fourteen years, through the controversies of its various captains, coaches and administrators.

To the Point is of course, a spicy story of excess - women, alcohol, money and plenty of runs - but it also reveals a warm and generous man who wears his heart on his sleve.

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Publisher:
ZEBRA PRESS
ISBN:
9781770221314
Publication date:
February 2011
Length:
230mm
Width:
150mm
Illustrated:
Illustrated

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  Very disappointing
Reviewed by Andrew from East London on 26 January 2012
35 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

Gibbs entertains with the bat but his biography is extremely disappointing. He shows himself to be a shallow and debauched individual - more occupied with off- field drinking and sexual escapades than growing up. He exposes a seedy side to SA Cricket - and one that I would rather not know. There are many better books to read. This one promises more than it delivers!

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  Nice light Read
Reviewed by Gavin from Gauteng on 06 April 2011
103 of 202 people found the following review helpful:

I found some very funny parts in the book. I certainly think that Herschelle was the one that tried to keep things interesting. After reading the book I also realised that it was not as bad as the media made it out to be.

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  Poor
Reviewed by Stuart from JHB on 28 December 2010
185 of 384 people found the following review helpful:

For such a talented cricketer I am very disappointed in the content of the book. I was looking forward to learning how he developed his talent and the struggles and triumphs he has had as a cricketer. Instead, half the book ( 160 pages) are on about how much he enjoys drinking, how he beds women, and what a great guy he is. From being a great fan of his cricket talents, I have a new found dislike for him. It is almost as if the cricket was just a job to support his drinking and womanising lifestyle. I also did not think the book was written very well at all.

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