Court and Bowled: Tales of Cricket and the Law

‘A surprising gem’ Wisden Cricketers'' Almanack''In summertime village cricket is the delight of everyone'' the English judge Lord Denning famously wrote, in a case brought by someone who clearly disagreed with him. The case was just one example of how the game of cricket cannot always avoid the law. Neighbours or passers-by get hit by stray cricket balls, protesters interrupt matches, players get into fights, take drugs, and sue each other for libel.Court and Bowled examines a number of st...