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.
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Höhe: 208 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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978-1-74114-385-0 (9781741143850)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
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
