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JESSE HOGAN, ANDREW FAULKNER AND SIMON AUTERI For Cap and Country. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

JESSE HOGAN, ANDREW FAULKNER AND SIMON AUTERI For Cap and Country. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 4 Feb 2020 | Non-fiction | 2 comments

This collection of 22 interviews with Australian cricketers is framed around the symbolism of the baggy green cap and, more importantly, around the actuality of representing their country. Conceived by player agent Simon Auteri, 18 of the interviews in For Cap and...
MICHAEL SEXTON Border’s Battlers: The furnace of Madras, the tied Test, a defining moment for Australian cricket. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

MICHAEL SEXTON Border’s Battlers: The furnace of Madras, the tied Test, a defining moment for Australian cricket. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 29 Oct 2019 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

This 1986 Test match in India was a turning point on the path to reviving Australia’s cricketing fortunes. A single match has been the subject of a number of remarkable sporting books with a historical focus. Mark Frost’s The Greatest Game Ever...
             

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