Kersi Meher-Homji is an Australia

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n journalist

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, author

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 and biographer

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. He writes often for the Sydney Morning Herald, and his most notable biography is The Waugh Twins (1998

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), about Steve

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 and Mark Waugh

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. He is of Indian Parsi descent and the nephew of former cricketer Khershed Meherhomji

Khershed Meherhomji

Khershedji Rustomji Meherhomji played for India as a wicket-keeper.Meherhomji toured England in 1936 and played in the Test at Manchester. He represented Parsis in Bombay Pentangular and various sides in the Ranji Trophy...

.

His most recent book, Cricket

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's Great All-rounders, which profiles briefly the greatest all-rounder

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s in the history of the game, was published in 2008

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 to a reluctantly cold review from Cricinfo

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 Brydon Coverdale, who felt that some of Homji's inclusions (such as that of Michael Bevan

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) were generous to say the least. This liberality, though, was not necessarily a bad thing. "Commendably," wrote Coverdale, "the book extends the traditional definition even further and includes chapters on wicketkeeper-batsmen and those useful types who have excelled in the one-day arena."

External links

• Kersi Meher-Homji's Contributions & Profile at The Roar Sports Opinion accessdate=29 September 2011