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The Cricket War: The Inside Story of Kerry Packer's World Series
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Product Description
It was the end of cricket as we knew it - and the beginning of cricket as we know it. In May 1977, the cricket world woke to discover that a businessman called Kerry Packer had signed 35 elite international players for his own televised World Series Cricket. "The Cricket War" is the definitive account of the split that changed the game on the field and on the screen.In helmets, under lights, with white balls, and in coloured clothes, the outlaw armies of Ian Chappell, Toney Greig and Clive Lloyd fought a daily battle of survival. In boardrooms and courtrooms Packer and cricket's rulers fought a bitter war of nerves. A compelling account of the top-class sporting life, "The Cricket War" also gives a unique insight into the motives and methods of Australia's richest man.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #210000 in Books
- Published on: 2007-12-14
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 400 pages
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About the Author
Gideon Haigh is the author of Game For Anything: Writings on cricket, The Big Ship: Warwick Armstrong and the Making of Modern Cricket, Mystery Spinner: The story of Jack Iverson, and The Border Years, and has edited Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack Australia. He covered the 2005 Ashes series for the Guardian newspaper in the UK. His other books include the award-winning Asbestos House, and Bad Company.
Customer Reviews
Magnificent
This is a magnificent piece of work, essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand Australian cricket and why the Aussies have been so successful in the last 20 years. Highly recommended. William Buckland, author of 'Pommies'.
