{"product_id":"9781915237736","title":"Lord's and Maharajas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe All-India  1932 tour of Britain came at a crucial moment in the  history of the Indian subcontinent. As British and  Indian politicians waged ferocious battles to control  India's future, the fledgling cricket team became  intertwined with the stormy politics of the British  Raj. India's unlikely first captain, the conscientious  Maharaja of Porbandar, had to steer a divided team  through the perils and pitfalls that nearly spelled  disaster for the new Board of Control for Cricket in  India. Instead, it proved to be the first step on the  Board's journey to becoming cricket's superpower. The story features some of the great names in cricket  history - the mysterious Ranji, Douglas Jardine the  architect of Bodyline, and CK Nayudu, India's first  cricket superstar. There are also walk-on parts for  historical titans such as Gandhi, Nehru and Churchill,  and major roles for several memorable Indian princes.  The narrative's first half traces the emergence of the  BCCI and its turbulent quest to organise a debut Test  for India while the second follows the fortunes of the  Publisher: Fairfield Books Ltd, 5 Beaufoy Walk, off Black Prince Road, Lambeth, London SE11 6AA E: matt.thacker@forwardpress.uk W: www.fairfieldbooks.co.uk T: +44 (0)7968 078877 Distributor: Macmillan Distribution E: orders@macmillan.co.uk W: www.macmillandistribution.co.uk T: +44 (0)1256 302692 1932 tour, culminating in the Test itself - a match  which turned out to be a classic. The power struggles  over the destiny of India's new team mirrored the  simultaneous contest to remake India. Drawing on contemporary newspaper reports and  previously unseen archive material, Lord's and  Maharajas unpicks the complexities of the story with a  light, engaging style. Against a backdrop of assassination  plots and political turmoil, the book reveals just how  high the stakes became for India's first international  cricketers in this moment of imperial crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FAIRFIELD BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48207916269620,"sku":"9781915237736","price":56.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/woodslane.com.au\/products\/9781915237736","provider":"Woodslane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}