{"product_id":"lords-by-geoffrey-moorhouse","title":"Lord's by Geoffrey Moorhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eLord's is a word with a ring to it. No one needs to add that it is the name of a cricket ground, the cricket ground to most English people. But Lord's has long been more than a mere cricket ground - it is the headquarters of the game throughout the world and the home of the Marylebone Cricket Club, better known by its initials, MCC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough other books have been written about the history of the ground, Geoffrey Moorhouse is the first author to be allowed full access to its archives or to have been given permission by the cricket authorities to investigate every aspect of Lord's and its wider implications today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Lord's is synonymous with cricket so Moorhouse has placed the ground and the institution in a wider context. He examines the business of sponsorship and what sponsors are getting out of their deals with cricket. He discusses the change in cricketing ethics, but does not fail to observe that the morality of W.G. Grace was not much different from that of Dennis Lillee. He notes the rise of player power since Kerry Packer's appearance and logs some of the money and perks that top class players now command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a book which conveys the atmosphere of big matches at Lords, seen from the Long Room, the President's box and the Nursery End. It describes what goes on behind the scenes - how the wickets are prepared, how crowd control is managed, how much food and drink is needed for a test, what it is like in the dressing room. It considers what the future may hold for Lord's and reveals a speculative plan for the ground that could change its traditional atmosphere for ever. Through the prism of Lord's, Moorhouse has written a book which sums up the state of cricket as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(from the book dust jacket)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44060295823434,"sku":"5359be","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/5359be.jpg?v=1786597624","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/lords-by-geoffrey-moorhouse","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}