The Penguin History Of Australian Cricket

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Viking
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2008
Edition: Revised

Description: 862 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: When Chris Harte first embarked on The Penguin History of Australian Cricket in the late 1980s, he was looking to bring to light not just the great players and great matches of the past but also the politics and intrigue that shaped the development of the countrys number one sport behind the scenes. Harte had great material to draw on. From the early days of colonialism with a bat and ball, through the 1924-25 English touring partys hidden connections with British fascism, to the Bodyline series and Australian crickets current ascendancy, The Penguin History of Australian Cricket digs deep beneath the surface of the sport to present a uniquely fascinating account of how the men from Down Under achieved world domination.The Penguin History of Australian Cricket appears as a revised version for the first time. It is republished with new chapters from Bernard Whimpress, cricket historian and curator of the Adelaide Oval Museum. New chapters and new sections bring the story into the present day, new stars have come to the fore and the statistics have been brought up to date. This book remains the definitive history of Australian cricket.

ISBN: 9780670072873