Wearing The Baggy Green
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Wearing The Baggy Green
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Author : Ian Ferguson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Wearing The Baggy Green written by Ian Ferguson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Cricket categories.
Wearing the Baggy Green by Ian Ferguson is an encyclopedia of Australian Test Cricket. All the players who have represented Australia since 1877 are featured, including short biographies, interesting information and statistics.Wearing the Baggy Green covers cricket in the Depression era, post-World War II, and the 2005 Ashes series. This is a must for all cricket fans: statistics, photographs, potted histories, statistics, controversies, statistics – did I mention statistics? Cricketers love stats.This revised and updated edition includes a special feature on the full careers of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath – two of Australia's most popular sporting celebrities.
The Baggy Green
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Author : Michael Fahey
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-10-30
The Baggy Green written by Michael Fahey and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The story and history of The Baggy Green – Australia's premier sporting icon. The baggy green cap worn by Australian Test players is an icon. It's the pride of Australian cricket. With the face of the game everchanging, the wearing of the baggy green has always been the pinnacle for Australian players. The baggy green cap is revered by everyone with a connection to Australian cricket. The Baggy Green book charts its evolution with reflections from many past and present Test players. It explores the cap's history, mystique and worth, with insight from the sport's greatest figures, museums and leading auction houses.
Legends Of The Baggy Green
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Author : Alexander Buzo
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2006-12
Legends Of The Baggy Green written by Alexander Buzo and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Full of brigands and bogans, legends and sledgends, Legends of the Baggy Green is an acerbic commentary on the codes and manners of cricket behaviour. Part social history, part blooper tape, this book takes sports comedy back to where it all began. The sins of modern cricket-sledging, chucking, match-fixing, plus the heinous practice of putting the ball in the freezer to make it bounce higher - are all here, along with a rogues' gallery that includes everyone from 'Horseshoe' Herby Collins to Salim 'The Rat' Malik. From the watermelon presented to Syd Gregory to the brown paper bag full of cash that was given to the late Hansie Cronje, there is full disclosure in Legends of the Baggy Green, as well as comment on the commentators who have observed cricket's transit from Lord's to Hollywood, and from the Gabbatoir to the Elysian, desalinated fields of Sharjah. The outburst by 'Oo-ah' Glenn McGrath in the West Indies in 2003 put cricket behaviour on front pages all over the world. As is usual with McGrath, women sighed, men admired and boofheads fumed, but what was really going on? What the hell has happened to the game we loved and respected? There is ample scope for both humour and criticism here, and playwright, satirist and genuine cricket 'tragic' Alex Buzo has sharpened his pen to provide plenty of both.
Baggy Green Legends
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Author : Martin Lenehan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-06
Baggy Green Legends written by Martin Lenehan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-06 with categories.
Symbols Of Australia
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Author : Richard White
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-01
Symbols Of Australia written by Richard White and has been published by NewSouth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-01 with History categories.
But what do they actually mean? Where do they come from? Why are some symbols so hotly contested? Does Australia have more than its fair share? Symbols of Australia offers illuminating and unexpected insights into the symbols that surround us: from Uluru to the Australian flag, the rainbow serpent to Holden cars, the democracy sausage to the Great Barrier Reef. Entertaining, provocative, informative, and often surprising, Symbols of Australia reveals a great deal about the ways nations are imagined – and how they imagine themselves. Just when we most need it, a lively reassessment of the symbols that define us and their commercial and political exploitation. A mixture of scholarly ease and irreverent playfulness that also defines us. – David Malouf, award-winning Australian writer If the nation is imagined, the business of creating its meaningful symbols gives us the very essence of its history. The star-studded cast of Symbols of Australia takes us on a fascinating tour among kangaroos and pavlovas, baggy green caps and rainbow serpents, Holden cars and vegemite jars – and much more besides. On this splendid journey across desert and beach, reef and harbour, city and bush, we see and hear the nation in its full dignity, diversity and dagginess. – Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, Australian National University Humorous, insightful and profound, this book is a thought-provoking survey of twenty-eight of Australia’s best-known and most significant symbols. Entries range from Indigenous symbols that resonate with meaning, such as the Rainbow Serpent or Uluru, to animals and the natural world, official symbols, cultural practices, and commercial items of consumption. Most importantly, it showcases the agency of ordinary Australians and the role of popular culture in forging national identity. – Associate Professor Hsu-Ming Teo, Macquarie University Symbols of Australia, in this new revised edition, is essential reading for a sure-footed trek into our constant act of becoming ‘Australian’, sifting through the raging cacophony of opinions to distil the most pertinent elements … all while keeping a sense of humour firmly intact.– Miriam Corowa, journalist, presenter, producer and director This book is a fascinating look at the symbols that have been used to define and represent our nation. At a time when Australian identity is so contested, Symbols of Australia provides invaluable insight and context, overturning long-held assumptions and rattling revered icons. Symbols of Australia will make you re-think who we are, and where we came from. Even better, it’s a bloody good read.– Monica Dux, writer, columnist and social commentator
Inside Out
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Author : Gideon Haigh
language : en
Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Inside Out written by Gideon Haigh and has been published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Cricket categories.
In Gideon Haigh's latest book, one of cricket's finest writers turns his subject Inside Out, examining those aspects of cricket that distinguish it from other games, from the centenary of Sir Donald Bradman and the cult of the baggy green cap to the threat and promise of the Twenty20 revolution. This is cricket not only as it is played, but as it is seen, run, commercialised, codified, promoted, politicised and also written about by others, with a detailed introduction to the distinguished literary traditions of which Gideon Haigh now forms part.
The Amazing Pat Cummins
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Author : Chris Maher
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-11-01
The Amazing Pat Cummins written by Chris Maher and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Imagine what it would be like to lead Australia to an Ashes victory, like the amazing Pat Cummins! How would it feel to wear the baggy green and captain an Australian cricket team? Find out what it takes to get so good – the training, the big breaks and the challenges along the way. Get inspired to find your own passion and BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE! Every Amazing Sporting Hero has a story. Featuring easy-read text and fun illustrations, this series is suitable for readers who are happier out of the classroom than in it! Collect the whole series: The Amazing Ash Barty, The Amazing Sam Kerr, The Amazing Dylan Alcott.
The Art Of Centuries
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Author : Steve James
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-04-09
The Art Of Centuries written by Steve James and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A century has always had a special resonance, in all walks of life, and none more so than in cricket. Scoring one hundred runs is the ultimate for a batsman. As former England captain Andrew Strauss admits, it's incredibly hard to do; for Ricky Ponting, it's a transformational moment in the career of a cricketer. Or in the words of Geoffrey Boycott, 'a century has its own magic'. In The Art of Centuries, Steve James applies his award-winning forensic insight to the very heart of batting. Through interviews with the leading run-scorers in cricket history and his own experiences, Steve discovers what mental and physical efforts are required to reach those magical three figures. Despite his own haul of 47 first-class tons, he himself felt at times that he was poorly equipped for the task. So working out how to score centuries is an art. And bowlers might not agree, but there really is no better feeling in cricket.
The New Partridge Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English
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Author : Tom Dalzell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-26
The New Partridge Dictionary Of Slang And Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-26 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Booklist Top of the List Reference Source The heir and successor to Eric Partridge's brilliant magnum opus, The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this two-volume New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is the definitive record of post WWII slang. Containing over 60,000 entries, this new edition of the authoritative work on slang details the slang and unconventional English of the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English published sources given for each entry, often including an early or significant example of the term’s use in print. hundreds of thousands of citations from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, and songs illustrating usage of the headwords dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term’s origins and meaning New to this edition: A new preface noting slang trends of the last five years Over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia New terms from the language of social networking Many entries now revised to include new dating, new citations from written sources and new glosses The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning – it’s rude, it’s delightful, and it’s a prize for anyone with a love of language.
At The Close Of Play
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Author : Ricky Ponting
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-11-07
At The Close Of Play written by Ricky Ponting and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Love him or loathe him, Ricky Ponting is one of the biggest names in cricket, having been at the heart of so many memorable Ashes and Test encounters over the years. Coinciding with the end of Ponting’s spectacular career, ‘At the Close of Play’ is a must-read for all cricket fans.