IT'S NOT CRICKET by Simon Rae ( 9780571215829 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

IT'S NOT CRICKET

By:

Simon Rae

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0571215823

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9780571215829

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Publisher:

FABER & FABER

Pub. date:

1 June, 2002

Edition:

Main

Pages:

320

Description:

This is a definitive history of the seedy underside of cricket. From the 18th-century crowd violence to the obsessive will to win of W.G. Grace, Simon Rae's work takes a revelatory look at a game that was always supposed to be the yardstick of all that was true, honest, pure and of good repute.

Synopsis:

This is a definitive history of the seedy underside of cricket. From the 18th-century crowd violence to the obsessive will to win of W.G. Grace; from the bodyline to throwing; from sledging to the match-fixing allegations brought against a host of Test players, culminating in Hansie Cronje's lifetime ban from the game, Simon Rae's work is a revelatory look at a game that was always supposed to be the yardstick of all that was true, honest, pure and of good repute.

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