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Its Not Cricket: Skullduggery, Sharp Practice and Downright Cheating in the Noble Game

Its Not Cricket: Skullduggery, Sharp Practice and Downright Cheating in the Noble Game

Simon Rae

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.
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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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Title - Its Not Cricket: Skullduggery, Sharp Practice and Downright Cheating in the Noble Game

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Author - Simon Rae

ISBN 13 - 9780571215829

Imprint - Faber & Faber

Publisher - Faber & Faber

Date Published - 03/06/2002

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 126 x 196 x 21mm

Weight - 242 g

Languages - English