SHE was the first woman to get a job as a football writer on a tabloid newspaper – but last year died of cancer, aged just 56.
Sun journalist Vikki Orvice had worked here for 24 years and interviewed stars including David Beckham as well as athletics champs Mo Farah, Paula Radcliffe and Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Her husband, sportswriter-turned-author Ian Ridley, 65, has found the months since her death the hardest of his life. But when his therapist suggested that spending last summer watching cricket might be the perfect distraction, he decided to give it a go.
This is the inspiration for Ian’s latest book, The Breath Of Sadness: On Love, Grief And Cricket, in which he reflects on his loss and how cricket has helped him heal.
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