{"product_id":"9781908051936","title":"Grovel! The Story and Legacy of the Summer of 1976","description":"When England cricket captain Tony Greig announced that he intended to make the West Indies 'grovel', he lit a fire that burned as intensely as the sunshine of Britain's long hot summer of 1976. Spurred on by what they saw as a deeply offensive remark by a white South African, Clive Lloyd's touring team made Greig pay through the exciting batting of Viv Richards and the frightening pace of bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts. Grovel! provides a fascinating study of the events and social issues surrounding one of the sport's most controversial and colourful tours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Runner-up in Best Cricket Book category at both the British Sports Book Awards and Cricket Society Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e- Forthright foreword by Tony Greig, in which he addresses one of the most infamous comments in\u003cbr\u003ecricket history\u003cbr\u003e- Featuring interviews with key figures from English and West Indian cricket\u003cbr\u003e- Addresses all the vibrant sporting storylines of the series, while examining the darker undercurrent that existed in a period of ongoing racial tension around the country\u003cbr\u003e- Traces the origins of the great West Indies team of the 1970s and 80s which featured in the film Fire of Babylon","brand":"Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151456518384,"sku":"9781908051936","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908051936_p0.jpg?v=1763620908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908051936","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}