Cricket War, The

Author: Gideon Haigh

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Price : 34.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780522854756
Publisher : Melbourne University Press
Imprint : Melbourne University Press
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Publication date : 01 December 2007
Dimensions : 234mm X 153mm
Produced in : Australia
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Author : Gideon Haigh
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 8-Jan
Pages : 400
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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 international players for his own televised World Series Cricket. This title is an account of the split that changed the game on the field and on the screen.