It's Not Cricket
eBook - ePub

It's Not Cricket

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eBook - ePub

It's Not Cricket

About this book

An eye-opening survey of cricket, from the crowd violence and blatant match-rigging of the eighteenth century, down to the twentieth century's glaring abuses of the spirit of the game.

Written in the same lively style that won such praise for his W.G. Grace: A Life, Simon Rae's history of cheating will appeal to the cricket fan and general reader alike. Ranging from Thomas White, who notoriously arrived at the crease with a bat the size of the wicket, on through the Bodyline controversy and throwing, sledging, umpire baiting, and the recent disgrace of Hansie Cronje, It's Not Cricket makes us ask whether cricket really ever was the yardstick of all that is true, honest, pure and of good repute.

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9780571298457
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Epigraph
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Authorā€™s Note
  7. Introduction
  8. CHAPTER 1: Walk; Donā€™t Walk
  9. CHAPTER 2: The Moral High Ground
  10. CHAPTER 3: Riotous Assemblies
  11. CHAPTER 4: Rules of Engagement
  12. CHAPTER 5: Money
  13. CHAPTER 6: ā€˜Flesh Will Blackenā€™
  14. CHAPTER 7: The Scourge of Throwing
  15. CHAPTER 8: Bodyline
  16. CHAPTER 9: Trial by Fire
  17. CHAPTER 10: Sledging: The Verbal Battle
  18. CHAPTER 11: Umpires
  19. CHAPTER 12: Ball Tampering
  20. CHAPTER 13: Turf Wars, Time Bandits and Space Invaders
  21. CHAPTER 14: Money Again: Packer and After
  22. CHAPTER 15: The Root of Evil
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
  25. Plates
  26. About the Author
  27. Copyright