List Of Writers

WALKER, PETER

Born in Bristol to Welsh parents, Peter moved with them to South Africa aged two. Peter’s autobiographical book It’s Not Just Cricket (Fairfield Books, 2006) details his very chequered life, which includes running away to sea aged 16, being nearly murdered in the Suez Canal and spending 18 years as a professional cricket with Glamorgan County Cricket Club, during which time he played for England. Peter then worked with BBC Wales as a presenter, producer and reporter on everything from Aberfan to the first sighting of the new season’s Pembrokeshire potatoes, setting up Merlin Television which was to become the biggest independent television production company in Wales and eventually, becoming Director of the Cricket Board of Wales.

Peter has been resident in South Wales for 52 years, the majority in Cardiff.

Selected Publications:
Winning Cricket (Collins, 1965)
Cricket Conversations (Pelham Books, 1978)
The All–Rounder (Pelham Books, 1979)
It’s Not Just Cricket (Fairfield Books, 2006)

It’s Not Just Cricket (Fairfield Books)

An autobiography of the former Glamorgan and England cricketer, with information ranging from running away to sea as a teenager through to his later career in television both with the BBC and with his own production company. It has been described as  "a rollicking good read" by Daily Mail columnist Ian Wooldridge and "an incredible journey that needs to be read to be believed" by Robert Lloyd, of the South Wales Evening Post.



Please click on the cover to read a full review of the title from The Independent (09/10/2006).