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Cricket Outlaws by Austin Robertson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Cricket Outlaws about?
In the summer of 1977-78 Kerry Packer changed professional sport forever. Under a cloak of secrecy, the Aussie tycoon - together with maverick TV comics Paul Hogan and John 'strop' Cornell, elite players Dennis Lillee, Tony Greig and Ian Chappell, and retired footy hero Austin Robertson - signed up 35 of the world's leading cricketers for a revolution called 'World Series Cricket'.Suddenly, the gentleman's game had four outlaw teams playing 'Supertests' and 50-over games at night under lights in crash helmets, using white balls and wearing coloured clothing. Slowly, then in a torrent, fans fell under the spell of day-night cricket airwaves jingling to 'C'mon Aussie C'mon' and supercharged TV coverage led by Richie Benaud.In the middle of this maelstrom was Austin Robertson: trusted lieutenant to Packer, and confidant to cricket's biggest stars.In Cricket Outlaws, Austin shares the real story of the Worls Series Cricket...
Who reads Cricket Outlaws?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Austin Robertson
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781760556679
- Category
- work of fiction
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