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A fight in a pub

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December 2006–January 2007, no. 287

One Split Second: The death of David Hookes and the trial of Zdravko Micevic by Michelle Schwarz

NewSouth, $34.95 pb, 234 pp, 0868409472

A fight in a pub

by
December 2006–January 2007, no. 287

On 18 January 2004 the Victorian cricket team defeated South Australia in an ING Cup match. After the game, some of the cricketers and officials, including the Victorian coach David Hookes, and their girlfriends, assembled at the Beaconsfield Hotel, in St Kilda. Hookes had played twenty-three test matches for Australia between 1977 and 1986, at an average of 34.36 runs. After retiring as a player, Hookes, beside his coaching duties, had carved out a successful career as a broadcaster and media commentator. As closing time approached, security staff informed the group that it was time to leave. Approximately fifteen minutes later in the car park, Hookes received a punch from security guard Zdravko Micevic, and fell and hit his head on the ground. He died in the early hours of the next morning. Micevic was charged with the crime of manslaughter, but was subsequently acquitted by a jury on the grounds of self-defence.

One Split Second: The death of David Hookes and the trial of Zdravko Micevic

One Split Second: The death of David Hookes and the trial of Zdravko Micevic

by Michelle Schwarz

NewSouth, $34.95 pb, 234 pp, 0868409472

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