TIME OF THE TIGER: THE BILL O'REILLY STORY

R. S. Whitington
Published 1970

Here is the first biography of one of the finest cricketers to play for Australia. Bill O'Reilly took 144 test wickets with his leg spin and googly bowling, as well as a total of 744 wickets in 136 First-class matches. That's over 5 wickets for every match he played.

'Time of the tiger' is a very personal story about a distinguished man, and it is written with enormous warmth as well as insight into Bill O'Reilly's character. Whitington's fine descriptive writing on O'Reilly's test matches against England really bring the figures to life and provide a commentary on the controversial bodyline series.