Ken Piesse

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Kendrick Bruce Piesse (born 1955) [1] is a Melbourne-based Australian sports journalist, commentator, after-dinner speaker and bookseller. He has written or edited many books and other publications, mostly focusing on cricket and Australian rules football. [2] [3]

Piesse also appears on radio station Sport 927 with regular updates on news in the world of sport. [4] In 2018 he wrote his 76th book, Pep, a biography of the Australian cricketer Cec Pepper. [3]

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References

  1. "Piesse, Ken (1955-)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Ken Piesse", National Library of Australia, Accessed 5 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 "About Ken Piesse". Cricketbooks.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. Sport 927, "Ken Piesse's Cricket Yarns", "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2010. Accessed 5 March 2010