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Legends of the Baggy Green: Dubious behaviour an... by Buzo, Alexander Paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Publication
- Australia
- City of Publication
- Sydney
- ISBN
- 1741143853
- EAN
- 9781741143850
- Date of Publication
- 20041201
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Paperback
- Release Title
- Legends of the Baggy Green: Dubious behaviour and achievements...
- Artist
- Buzo, Alexander
- Brand
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- Colour
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- Book Title
- Legends of the Baggy Green : Dubious Behaviour and Achievements from Cricket's Chequered History
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Cricket, Sociology of Sports
- Item Weight
- 11.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-10
1741143853
ISBN-13
9781741143850
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46747314
Product Key Features
Book Title
Legends of the Baggy Green : Dubious Behaviour and Achievements from Cricket's Chequered History
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cricket, Sociology of Sports
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-432859
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
796.358
Table Of Content
Oo-wah!It's a stewCivilising a global cricketShouldering armsField chatNo melons for Mr GregoryAsterisks and the gladiatorsWard's wardsThe third HollywoodLiberal boofheadsBox office saboteursWiping out ChuxScoundrel timeWater boysThe Eric Hollies awardWould you like to buy 12 white jumpers?Country practicesFlannelled AddisonsMemories of developmentThe 1942 Ashes tour
Synopsis
'Legends of the Baggy Green' is a commentary on cricket manners and more, charting the rise of the game from disreputable gambling origins in the 19th century to its status as a first-class game of the 21st century., Charting the rise of cricket from its disreputable gambling origins in the 19th century to its current status as a first-class game of today, this part social history, part blooper tape is a humorous and acerbic commentary on the game's evolvingand often absurdmanners and mores., Full of brigands and bogans, legends and sledgends, Legends of the Baggy Green is an acerbic commentary on the codes and manners of cricket behaviour. Part social history, part blooper tape, this book takes sports comedy back to where it all began...The sins of modern cricket-sledging, chucking, match-fixing, plus the heinous practice of putting the ball in the freezer to make it bounce higher - are all here, along with a rogues' gallery that includes everyone from 'Horseshoe' Herby Collins to Salim 'The Rat' Malik...From the watermelon presented to Syd Gregory to the brown paper bag full of cash that was given to the late Hansie Cronje, there is full disclosure in Legends of the Baggy Green , as well as comment on the commentators who have observed cricket's transit from Lord's to Hollywood, and from the Gabbatoir to the Elysian, desalinated fields of Sharjah. ..The outburst by 'Oo-ah' Glenn McGrath in the West Indies in 2003 put cricket behaviour on front pages all over the world. As is usual with McGrath, women sighed, men admired and boofheads fumed, but what was really going on? What the hell has happened to the game we loved and respected'..There is ample scope for both humour and criticism here, and playwright, satirist and genuine cricket 'tragic' Alex Buzo has sharpened his pen to provide plenty of both., A commentary on cricket manners and mores, charting the rise of the game from disreputable gambling origins in the 19th century to its current status as a first-class game of the 21st century.
LC Classification Number
GV913
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