Stiff Upper Lips & Baggy Green Caps

A Sledger's History of the Ashes

Nonfiction, Sports, Cricket
Cover of the book Stiff Upper Lips & Baggy Green Caps by Simon Briggs, Quercus Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Simon Briggs ISBN: 9781780879963
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Publication: June 6, 2013
Imprint: Quercus Publishing Language: English
Author: Simon Briggs
ISBN: 9781780879963
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Publication: June 6, 2013
Imprint: Quercus Publishing
Language: English

Peppered with bouncers, expletives, and even the odd diplomatic incident, this is a rip-roaring journey through over a century of Ashes history.

For a list of every Ashes century and five-wicket haul, try Wisden, but if you want to know which England batsman was a martyr to syphilis and which Australian fast bowler reckoned the Queen had 'nice legs for an old Sheila', then read on...

Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps exposes the seamy side of Ashes cricket. It gives the inside story behind controversies from the Bodyline series of 1932-33 and the Lillee and Thomson blitzkrieg of 1974-75, right up to the unseemly modern spats that ensure that this biannual frenzy of backbiting, finger-pointing and dubious facial hair remains one of the great events of the sporting calendar.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Peppered with bouncers, expletives, and even the odd diplomatic incident, this is a rip-roaring journey through over a century of Ashes history.

For a list of every Ashes century and five-wicket haul, try Wisden, but if you want to know which England batsman was a martyr to syphilis and which Australian fast bowler reckoned the Queen had 'nice legs for an old Sheila', then read on...

Stiff Upper Lips and Baggy Green Caps exposes the seamy side of Ashes cricket. It gives the inside story behind controversies from the Bodyline series of 1932-33 and the Lillee and Thomson blitzkrieg of 1974-75, right up to the unseemly modern spats that ensure that this biannual frenzy of backbiting, finger-pointing and dubious facial hair remains one of the great events of the sporting calendar.

More books from Quercus Publishing

Cover of the book Into a Raging Blaze by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Relight My Fire by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Ghost of a Dream by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Spilled Blood by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Breverton's Phantasmagoria by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Feast of the Innocents by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book In the Gold of Time by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Swords of Good Men by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Look Who's Back by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Five Go Down Under by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Hash by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Chronicles of the Ancient World by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book The Human Part by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book The Love and Death of Caterina by Simon Briggs
Cover of the book Traitor's Blade by Simon Briggs
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy