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Books like The Don

Readers who finished The Don by Roland Perry and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Cricket, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Sports & Recreation, and Biography & Autobiography.

Cricket Cultural, Ethnic & Regional Sports & Recreation Biography & Autobiography

Top related books to The Don

Each title here shares meaningful common ground with The Don — in theme, mood, or literary style.

White Lightning — Allan Donald

White Lightning

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Dickie A Tribute to Umpire Harold Bird — Brian Scovell

Dickie A Tribute to Umpire Harold Bird

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Viv Richards The Authorised Biography — Trevor McDonald

Viv Richards The Authorised Biography

Trevor McDonald

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

KP The Biography of a Rebel — Marcus Stead

KP The Biography of a Rebel

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Farewell to Cricket — Sir Donald Bradman

Farewell to Cricket

Sir Donald Bradman

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2012 — Andrew Strauss

The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2012

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Sachin Cricketer of the Century — Vimal Kumar (Sports journalist)

Sachin Cricketer of the Century

Vimal Kumar (Sports journalist)

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2001 — Richard Lockwood

The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2001

Richard Lockwood

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Time to Declare An Autobiography — Mark Taylor

Time to Declare An Autobiography

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Mr Unbelievable — Chris Kamara

Mr Unbelievable

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Twin Ambitions An Autobiography — Alec Bedser

Twin Ambitions An Autobiography

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

The Cricket Captains of England A Survey — Alan Gibson

The Cricket Captains of England A Survey

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Playing Days — Tony Lewis

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

The Hard Yards Highs and Lows of a Life in Cricket — Mike Yardy

The Hard Yards Highs and Lows of a Life in Cricket

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Final Wicket Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War — Nigel McCrery

Final Wicket Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Cricket with Grace An Illustrated Anthology on “W.G.” — David Rayvern Allen

Cricket with Grace An Illustrated Anthology on “W.G.&#8221

David Rayvern Allen

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Captain’s Innings An Autobiography — Keith Fletcher

Captain’s Innings An Autobiography

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Arthur Carr The Rise and Fall of Nottinghamshire’s Bodyline Captain — Peter Wynne-Thomas

Arthur Carr The Rise and Fall of Nottinghamshire’s Bodyline Captain

Peter Wynne-Thomas

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Jack Hobbs Profile of the Master

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

The Chappell Years Cricket in the ’70s — Mike Coward

The Chappell Years Cricket in the ’70s

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Gubby Allen Man of Cricket — Ernest William Swanton

Gubby Allen Man of Cricket

Ernest William Swanton

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Arthur Morris An Elegant Genius — Jack McHarg

Arthur Morris An Elegant Genius

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Imran The Autobiography of Imran Khan — Imran Khan

Imran The Autobiography of Imran Khan

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

Adam Parore The Wicked-keeper — Angus Gillies

Adam Parore The Wicked-keeper

Themes: Cricket • Cultural, Ethnic & Regional • Sports & Recreation

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Cricket, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Sports & Recreation — the same threads that run through The Don by Roland Perry. Among the authors featured: Allan Donald, Brian Scovell, Trevor McDonald, Marcus Stead, and others.

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