In each episode we revisit a notable game of cricket and, through it, examine an aspect of English history or culture in the early Twentieth Century.
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Cricket and England through Five Matches looks at aspects of English history, politics and culture in the early Twentieth Century and does so through the prism of a single cricket match. In episode five, we look at the drift to war in 1939, and visit Hove for Sussex v Yorkshire. Find us at crickestuff.blog or on Twitter @cricket_stuff https://crick…
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Cricket and England through Five Matches looks at aspects of English history, politics and culture in the early Twentieth Century and does so through the prism of a single cricket match. In episode four, we look at race and empire, and visit Guyana in 1930 for the West Indies v England. Find us at crickestuff.blog or on Twitter @cricket_stuff https…
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Cricket and England through Five Matches looks at aspects of English history, politics and culture in the early Twentieth Century and does so through the prism of a single cricket match. In episode three, we look at recovery from war and visit Edgbaston in 1924 for England versus South Africa. Find us at crickestuff.blog or on Twitter @cricket_stuf…
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Cricket and England through Five Matches looks at aspects of English history, politics and culture in the early Twentieth Century and does so through the prism of a single cricket match. In episode two, we look at the slide to war and visit Lord’s in 1914 for Middlesex versus Kent. Find us at crickestuff.blog or on Twitter @cricket_stuff https://cr…
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Cricket and England through Five Matches looks at aspects of English history, politics and culture in the early Twentieth Century and does so through the prism of a single cricket match. In episode one, we look at class and cricket and visit Lord’s in 1900 for the Gentlemen versus Players match. Find us at crickestuff.blog or on Twitter @cricket_st…
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