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Matthew Hayden launches his biography | Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden launched his revealing and humorous biography titled ‘Last Man Standing’ on Sunday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, after two years and more than 100 hours of interviews with renowned
cricket journalist Robert Craddock about his life and career, Hayden launched
his book at Queensland Cricketer's Club overlooking the Gabba where he cracked
149 runs on debut for the Bulls in 1991. The book reportedly contains his journey
of from a kid obsessed with wearing the baggy green to one who proved his critics
wrong by becoming one of the most decorated openers of all time. In his biography,
he has admitted to being at the forefront of verbal attacks, his highs and lows,
his painful battles to convince selectors and others of his worth, and of his
love for his wife and young family and friends who never wavered in their support
of him. Sydney radio personality Allan Jones, who happened to be a close friendship
of late Sir Donald Bradman, launched Hayden's book. A number of celebrities including
former Queensland team-mates Trevor Barsby and Jimmy Maher, his former coach John
Buchanan, national catching coach Mike Young and current Test selector and former
Australian team-mate Merv Hughes were present during the book launch. Talking
about Hayden, Jones recalled asking the former Australian captain, Steve Waugh,
whether if there was a problem looming with the openers, to which Waugh answered
saying, "I'm telling you, we've got a bloke here that is going to be the greatest
opening batsman the country has ever seen". "Matthew took opening to a new level
with his aggressive, dominating style. As a captain the greatest joy you can have
is seeing a player fulfil his potential, which Haydos certainly did," he added
then.
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