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Legends of the Baggy Green Alexander Buzo

Legends of the Baggy Green By Alexander Buzo

Legends of the Baggy Green by Alexander Buzo


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Summary

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 current status as a first-class game of the 21st century.

Legends of the Baggy Green Summary

Legends of the Baggy Green: Dubious Behaviour and Achievements from Cricket's Chequered History by Alexander Buzo

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. 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.

About Alexander Buzo

Alex Buzo is one of Australia's best known playwrights, and has several books to his name. He is a regular occasional columnist on sporting topics, and has also edited cricket and sporting anthologies.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

GOR002638431
9781741143850
1741143853
Legends of the Baggy Green: Dubious Behaviour and Achievements from Cricket's Chequered History by Alexander Buzo
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Allen & Unwin
20041201
232
N/A
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