Eleven Bats
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Eleven Bats
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Narrated by:
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Ric Herbert
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By:
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Anthony Moffitt
About this listen
Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt spent more than 20 years in the SAS. His decades of service and his multiple tours in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan made him one of the regiment's most experienced and recognised figures.
Alongside the SAS, Harry's other lifetime love is cricket. An improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent, whether it was in the mountains of East Timor with a fugitive rebel leader, or on the dusty streets of Baghdad, or in exposed Forward Operating Bases in the hills of Afghanistan. Soldiers, locals and even visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often bridge-building games.
As part of the tradition, Harry also started to take a cricket bat with him on operational tours, 11 of them in total. They'd often go outside the wire with him and end up signed by those he met or fought alongside. These 11 bats form the basis for Harry's extraordinary memoir.
It's a story about combat and what it takes to serve in one of the world's most elite formations. It's a story about the toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it's a story about the healing power of cricket and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances.
©2020 Anthony Moffitt (P)2020 W F HowesWhat listeners say about Eleven Bats
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- Kayne Doanld
- 18-01-2023
what and awesome listen
great listen to learn what demands of Australias elite soldiers what was the services requires and demands of them. really eye opening
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- Anonymous User
- 30-03-2023
Humble, Top Bloke.
Harry has a real way to normalise and downplay something so scary and real. Very enjoyable.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-2022
Unique storyline
Really engaging and interesting story, good for ex-service people to relate to or interested folks to get an understanding of deployment life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-09-2023
A Wonderful and Raw Account of Life in the SAS
I really enjoyed this book. It is honest and raw as the Author recounts his time in the SAS. He frames his story with his love of cricket and how it helped him cope, build relationships and maintain his compassion and connection to the world beyond the military. It delved into not only the challenges faced on the battlefield, but also on home life and being a husband and father. The stories are entertaining and told beautifully. Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-2023
Honest and insightful
Really enjoyed the author’s honesty and self reflection about his broader life experiences in this book. Well done, Harry.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-2024
Such an entertaining listen.
I really enjoyed the way Harry wrote this. Narrator read it well. There’s so much humour mixed in with rather confronting stories. Once I put it on I couldn’t turn it off. Thank you for taking me along with you on an incredible career.
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- Riley Brown
- 25-02-2021
The best modern war autobiography
Ive listened to many autobiographies based on the stories of soldiers during modern conflicts. This is probably my favourite. Maybe because I too am a cricket fanatic and that aspect of this was so wholesome. The narration was as good as the book in my opinion and the Richie Benaud impersonation in particular was 10/10. Thanks for your service 'Harry', bloody legend.
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- Ricky
- 27-03-2021
insight - Psychology and Transition thinking.
A very insightful and thought provoking book. I loved the story telling and context forming way in which it gives understanding to the emotion and thought process.
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- Michael Kronk
- 22-01-2021
A good book
Harry’s story of his life and service and how he has woven his love for cricket into it made this a fantastic book.
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- Murray Bobbin
- 17-03-2021
11 Bats
Great book. Recommended it wholeheartedly. Enjoyed all aspects of the storyline. A book of mixed emotions.
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