One thing that immediately strikes home is the familiarity of the story: Young lad takes up games under the family influence, enjoys it and shows talent, plays locally and is spotted and encouraged by older players, wins small events, sponsors offer support and the player takes the opportunity to progress to bigger and bigger stages. The early chapters of this accessible read take us through Keith’s conventional (for the time) upbringing in what might be described as an upper working-class family and how Ipswich, football and then darts came to dominate his life.
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The TV star, and national treasure, recounts the moments with great warmth in his generous forward to the book. Indeed, no lesser luminary than Stephen Fry counts this moment as the spark which lit the flame of his passion for our game. The 138 referred to in the title, is, of course, the finish checked out by Deller to claim the 1983 World Darts Championship, that moment not only created Keith’s legacy but also ignited the interest and devotion of many who still follow the game today. Yet, within 18 months Keith and Edward Couzens-Lake have published an easy-to-read and enjoyable account of the life that surrounds one of the all-time sporting fairytales. Shortly after it was commissioned COVID-19 struck and the normal process for producing such a story instantly became impossible.
138: Game, Shot and the Match is a book that almost never came into existence.
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