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Book SynopsisCourt and Bowled examines a number of stories where cricket or cricketers gave rise to a legal dispute. All of the stories demonstrated something common to both cricket matches and court cases: behind the intrigue, entertainment and theatrics of both there are always real people and real human stories.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction The Beginnings The Victorians The Demon Drink The Drugs The Deaths The Money The Despots The Revolutionary: Mr Packer Goes to the High Court The Libels Part I: The Players The Libels Part II: The Ball-Tampering Controversies Ball-Tampering and Law 42 The Libels Part III: The Trials of Lalit Modi The Fixers The Nationals The Neighbours Crime on the Field The Laws of the Game: The Spirit and the Letter The Umpire is Always Right Recent Developments Drawing Stumps Index
