CRICKET AND EMPIRE - THE BODYLINE TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 1932-33 by Ric Sissons and Brian Stoddart - 1984

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, Sydney, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 300 g; X, 150 pp., list of illustrations, acknowledgements, sources, bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs, illustrations and tables. Bottle green boards with gilt writing on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Lorraine Hannay, with white background and black writing on front panel and spine. The dustjacket has had a 1 inch tear at the bottom of the front fold over crease repaired sticky tape, and there is another half inch tear at the bottom edge of the rear panel. This book is the story of the tour of the English cricket team to Australia in 1932-33, "The Bodyline Series". "Bodyline was a watershed in the history of cricket. Intimidatory fast bowling arrived to stay. Politics were publicly seen as part of sport. The Imperial game was never to the same again.". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More