This is a fascinating history of Australia in international cricket between 1949 and 1971. Gideon Haigh describes its triumphs and failures, and tells the stories of some of our greatest cricketers: Richie Benaud, Keith Miller, Ray Lindwall, Neil Harvey, Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry and Alan Davidson.
Haigh brilliantly analyses the development of the game against a panaramic picture of the profound changes that took place in Australian society in the two decades after the war. 'The Summer Garden' is a classic of Australian sporting and social history.
