Gentlemen and sledgers : a history of the Ashes in 100 quotations and confrontations
Smyth, Rob2015
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From the celebrated mock obituary following England's first-ever defeat by Australia on home soil in 1882, to the on-pitch insults (or 'sledges') of today, Ashes cricket has spawned nearly as many memorable quotes as it has balls bowled and runs scored. This book charts the ebb and flow of Anglo-Australian cricketing fortunes across 131 years and 314 matches by telling the stories behind 100 memorable Ashes quotations.
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London : Head of Zeus, 2015.
Collation:
xvii, 368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784080808 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.35865
Language:
English
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BRN:
75997