Australian Autodidactism: Dying, But Not Dead Yet

Note: this post was republished on The Guardian Sport Network on 15 August 2013. Before Waugh, before Chappell, before Bradman even, there was Victor Trumper: Australia’s first great batting hero. As a boy, Trumper had a batting coach: Charles Bannerman, Test cricket’s first centurion. Trumper listened politely to Bannerman’s eminently sensible coaching advice (for example: “Leave […]