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ISBN
9781472133984
Book Title
Spirit of Cricket: Reflections on Play and Life
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
236mm
Author
Mike Brearley
Genre
Sports
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Item Width
158mm
Item Weight
565g
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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If someone were to say 'it's not tennis', or 'not football' of shabby behaviour in any walk of life, he or she would not be understood. If they said 'it's not cricket', they probably would be (though less reliably than a century ago). Is there some special spirit of cricket? The laws of cricket, like the laws of the land, aim at a sort of justice or balancing between different factions. The purpose behind cricket's laws, and behind changes in them, is often to calibrate the balance in the game between batsmen and bowlers, between attack and defence, between safety and risk. Cricketing lawmakers are interested in the overall appeal of the game to players and spectators alike. In Spirit of Cricket, Mike Brearley alternates between issues and examples within the game - from 'Mankading' and the 'Sandpaper' affair to sledging, mental disintegration and racism - as well as broader issues such as the spirit and letter of the law. Brearley examines the issue of how far what purports to be justice (in law or in spirit) may or may not be the expression of the powerful within the activity or within society. He also contrasts cheating and corruption, and reflects on the nature of penalties in regard to each. He discusses the significance of the notion of the spirit of the game for umpires, groundsmen, administrators, media and spectators - and, of course, for players. Intelligent and insightful, Spirit of Cricket points to qualities in cricket that enhance our development as people - including a sense of fair play, the embracing of striving both for our team and for ourselves and the important values of playfulness in life and professional sport.

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Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-13
9781472133984
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5046713912

Product Key Features

Book Title
Spirit of Cricket: Reflections on Play and Life
Author
Mike Brearley
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Genre
Sports
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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Item Height
236mm
Item Width
158mm
Item Weight
565g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Mike Brearley
Topic Area
Sociology of Sport
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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