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Legends of the BAGGY GREEN Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page ii Bookhouse This page intentionally left blank Bh1239M-PressProofs.QX5 28/9/06 12:58 PM Page iii Legends of the Baggy Green Dubious behaviour and achievements from cricket’s chequered history ALEXANDER BUZO Bh1239M-PressProofs.QX5 28/9/06 1:05 PM Page iv First published in 2004 Copyright © Alexander Buzo 2004 All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,recording or by any information storage and retrieval system,without prior permission in writing from the publisher.The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10 per cent of this book,whichever is the greater,to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act. Allen & Unwin 83 Alexander Street Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia Phone: (61 2) 8425 0100 Fax: (61 2) 9906 2218 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allenandunwin.com National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry: Buzo,Alexander,1944- . Legends of the baggy green :dubious behaviour and achievements from cricket’s chequered history. ISBN 978 1 74175 201 4. ISBN 1 74175 201 9. 1.Cricket - Corrupt practices. 2.Cricket - Rules - History. 3.Cricket - Australia. 4.Test matches (Cricket). I.Title. 796.358 Set in 12/17 pt Bembo by Bookhouse,Sydney Printed by McPherson’s Printing Group,Maryborough 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page v Bookhouse Contents Contents 1 Oo-wah! 1 2 It’s a stew 5 3 Civilising global cricket 19 4 Shouldering arms 35 5 Field chat 49 6 No melons for Mr Gregory 61 7 Asterisks and the gladiators 77 8 Ward’s wards 87 9 The third Hollywood 99 10 Liberal boofheads 109 11 Box office saboteurs 123 12 Wiping out Chux 133 13 Scoundrel time 143 14 Water boys 153 15 The Eric Hollies award 161 16 Would you like to buy twelve white jumpers? 173 17 Country practices 181 18 Flannelled Addisons 187 19 Memories of development 197 20 The 1942 Ashes tour 213 Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page vi Bookhouse This page intentionally left blank Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page vii Bookhouse To John and KayWard, with thanks. Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page viii Bookhouse This page intentionally left blank Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page ix Bookhouse This page intentionally left blank Bh0915M-PressProofs.QX5 27/9/04 10:40 AM Page ix Bookhouse R E D N A X E L A K C O J
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