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Ep 236 - Mike Thompson - MJK Smith - The Last Corinthian - Part 2
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For the show’s last episode before Christmas, we conclude our nostalgic chat with Mike Thompson, who has just written ‘The Last Corinthian’ which covers the cricketing life of former England captain MJK Smith.
After covering his early cricket career in Part 1, today’s episode covers MJK Smith’s Test career.
Capture more cricketing history as Mike reveals some fascinating stories about MJK’s Test career, which spanned from 1958 to 1972, especially his successful days touring as the England captain in India (1964), South Africa (1964/65) and Australia (1965/66). Mike captained England in twenty five of his fifty Test Matches.
Find out the respect held for Mike by both teammates and opponents in this relaxing look back at cricket during the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
Signed copies of the book, ‘The Last Corinthian’, cost £25, are available from Mike Thompson by contacting him at mike@speaklanguages.co.uk
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