Howzat! Kerry Packer's War
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War is an Australian drama-miniseries set in the 1970s that premiered on the Nine Network on Sunday 19 August 2012.
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Left to right: Richard Davies, Lachy Hulme, Alexander England and Damon Gameau promoting Howzat! Kerry Packer's War at GQ Australia Men of The Year Awards 2012
World Series Cricket (WSC) was a commercial professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 which was organised by Kerry Packer and his Australian television network, Nine Network. WSC ran in commercial competition to established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today.
Dennis Lillee, one of WSC's star personalities who later claimed that WSC was originally his idea.
The NSW government paid for the installation of lights at the SCG in time for WSC's second season, 1978–79.
Examples of World Series Cricket marketing. The popular "C'mon Aussie C'mon" single and a World Series Cricket autograph book