Contains over 150 phtographs, drawings, and cartoons spanning three eras of Australian sport. Includes essays noting the economic, social, and political significance of sport in Australia. Includes teams statistics for each league as well as data fro individual players. Pennant, championship, and World Series statistics are also provided. This encyclopedia is a compilation of the leagues, franchises, teams, nicknames, and playing facilities of major professional teams in various sports.
Historical material is provided only as background.
Provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of sports rules for a wide variety of sports for which standardized rules are available. Rules are arranged alphabetically by title of sport. Information is divided by sport. Each sport section contains past and present information about the sport, biographies of prominent women athletes, and records for the major competitons. Comprehensive source on female athletes and their sports.