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A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. Author Tim Brooks skilfully delves into the past while providing a unique vision for the future of cricket.
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Publisher
Pitch PublishingeBook ISBN
9781785317071
Year
2020Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Origins
- 2. Cricketing celebrities and exporting to the empire
- 3. Development of cricket in the empire
- 4. High hopes in distant fields
- 5. Missed opportunities and the irresistible rise of football
- 6. Governance: that novel idea
- 7. The inter-war years
- 8. Bodyline and its aftermath
- 9. Heroes of resistance and heroes of peace
- 10. The fear of decline and the threat of innovation
- 11. Kerry Packer and the threat to the establishment
- 12. The rise of India
- 13. An expanding game
- 14. England loses its grip
- 15. A new millennium and a recruitment drive
- 16. T20 and the development dream
- 17. New markets, old problem
- 18. The Woolf Review and the Big Three
- 19. The game in 2020
- 20. A brave new future
- Epilogue
- Photos