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 […]

Cricket and England Through Five Matches

Episode 5: War, once more – Sussex v Yorkshire, Hove, 1939

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 […]

Episode 4: Race & Empire – West Indies v England, Guyana 1930

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 […]

Episode 3: Recovery from War – England v South Africa, Edgbaston 1924

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 […]

Episode 2: War – Middlesex v Kent 1914

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 […]

Cricket and England Through Five Matches: Episode 1 – Class: Gentlemen v Players, 1900

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.