{"product_id":"caught-in-the-middle-mike-procter-2017","title":"Caught in the Middle by Mike Procter \u0026 Lungani Zama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaught in the Middle (Cricket Autobiography in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Candid Life Story of a South African Cricketing Great, from Hilton College to Monkeygate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caught in the Middle: Monkeygate, Politics and Other Hairy Issues; the Autobiography of Mike Procter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mike Procter \u0026amp; Lungani Zama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pitch Publishing, Worthing, Sussex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781785312168\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published edition, 2017.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards with a glossy illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover, 224 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The green cloth boards are clean, with no visible marks, bumping or damage. The spine of the dust jacket is glossy green with white lettering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean, with cream pages and no foxing, markings or staining. The binding is tight and the title page is clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The glossy laminated jacket is clean and bright, with a very small nick or white speck on the spine near the title and a small speck at the right edge of the back panel. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaught in the Middle: Monkeygate, Politics and Other Hairy Issues is the autobiography of Mike Procter, the South African all-rounder, written with the cricket journalist Lungani Zama and published by Pitch Publishing in 2017. It follows his career from school cricket at Hilton College through Test cricket, county cricket and World Series Cricket, and on to his later work as coach, selector and match referee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcter's international career was cut short by South Africa's isolation from world cricket, and the book reflects on that loss. It also covers South Africa's readmission to international cricket in 1991, the Monkeygate affair involving Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds, and the bomb blast in Karachi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was shortlisted at the 2018 British Sports Book Awards. It is a good addition to a collection of South African sporting history and cricket literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Mike Procter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael John Procter (1946 to 2024) was a South African cricketer whose international career was limited to seven Tests, all against Australia, because of South Africa's banishment from world cricket. He played 401 first-class matches and scored 21,936 runs. 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