Australia : story of a cricket country
Ryan, Christian2011
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More than a comprehensive history, this volume is a colourful, insightful and affectionate portrait of Australian cricket. A selection of Australia's best writers share their thoughts on different aspects of the game and its place in our national culture
Main title:
Australia : story of a cricket country / edited by Christian Ryan
Author:
Imprint:
Richmond Vic. : Hardie Grant Books, 2011
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 32 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Dreaming: Inga Clendinnen / In the pines -- Gideon Haigh / Stillbirth of the Ashes -- J.M. Coetzee / Catch-52 -- Robert Forster / In crashed Walters -- Rahul Bhattacharya / A billion Bill Lawrys -- Mark Mordue / 'I'm still in!' -- The 26 per cent question: Charles Davis -- Playing: Stephen Cummings / Trouble on 58 -- Max Bonnell / UnHollywood ending -- Malcolm Knox / Day of the windjammer -- Kevin Mitchell / The getting of the cunning -- Elisabeth Holdsworth / Games on ladning strips -- Sean Gorman / A whispering -- Tim Soutphommasane / Sunny, melancholy days -- Ashley Mallett / Who'd be an offie? -- Roo slays Bird: Charles Davis -- Shining: Christian Ryan / Five greatest Australian cricketers -- Greg Baum / Immortality flickers -- Tony Wilson / The mile-wide spin club -- Mike Brearley / The labrador and the stick -- Malcolm Knox / That sublime looseness -- Ian Chappell / The man who could fly, and hurdle -- Five greatest: numbers 6-41 -- John Benaud / Best of the best -- Watching: Jarrod Kimber / The bar with no barman -- Peter Hanlon / Something about Alan -- Stephen Fay / Like Americans, only nicer -- John Harris / Favelland -- Ray Webster / Never miss a ball -- Cass Francis / My first test -- The blocky, peculiar one: Charles Davis -- Living: Adrian McGregor / The hexagonal cricket computer -- Nathan Hollier / Storytime with Uncle Dennis -- Geoff Lawson / The case for a Tooheys (or two) -- Peter English / The time lords of summer -- Warwick Franks / Men on trams -- Ian Lowe / Slow motion cricket -- Never a dasher like Victor: Charles Davis -- Records
ISBN:
9781740669375 (hardback)
Dewey class:
796.358 AUS
Local class:
796.358
Language:
English
BRN:
114977
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 796.358 AUS | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |
| St Marys | Reference | 796.358 AUS | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |