This book written by Peter May examines the cricket tours of South Africa which were outlawed by an establishment which publicly disapproved of them while remaining privately enthusiastic in private - it's publication coincides with England's winter cricket tour to South Africa.

The sporting boycott of South Africa commenced after the D'Oliveria affair in 1969 and was in place for 22 years.  Yet during these years many teams breached the boycott was repeatedly breach when teams from England, West Indies, Australia (twice) and Sri Lanka toured South Africa in defiance of the sanctions, playing unofficial 'Tests' and 'One-day Internationals'.  

This episode in cricket history has until now never been fully explored or explained - this book looks to set the record straight and will appeal to bother readers interested in cricket and modern history.