The Cambridge Companion to Cricket

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Few other team sports can equal the global reach of cricket. Rich in history and tradition, it is both quintessentially English and expansively international, a game that has evolved and changed dramatically in recent times. Cricket has a unique adaptability and a continuing ability to excite national passions. Demonstrating how the history of cricket and its international popularity is entwined with British imperial expansion, this book examines the social and political impact of the game in a variety of cultural sites: the West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. An international team of contributors explores the enduring influence of cricket on English identity, examines why cricket has seized the imagination of so many literary figures and and provides profiles of iconic players including Don Bradman, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. Presenting a global panoramic view of cricket's complicated development and its political and sporting controversies, the book provides a rich insight into a unique sporting and cultural heritage. Table of Contents List of figures and tables List of contributors Chronology List of frequently used abbreviations Introduction Jeferey Hill and Anthony Bateman 1 Cricket pastoral and Englishness Anthony Bateman 2 Cricket in the eighteenth century Rob Light 3 Corruption in cricket David Frith 4 Broadcasting and cricket in England Jack Williams 5 Bodyline, Jardine and masculinity Patrick F. Mcdevitt 6 Don Bradman: just a boy from Bowral Tom Heenan and David Dunstan 7 The Packer cricket war Richard Cashman 8 New Zealand cricket and the colonial relationship Greg Ryan 9 C. L. R. James and cricket Kenneth Surin 10 Reading Brian Lara and the traditions of Caribbean cricket poetry Claire Westall 11 The detachment of West Indies cricket from the nationalist scaffold Hillary Mcd. Beckles 12 The Indian Premier League and world cricket Boria Majumdar 13 Hero, celebrity and icon: Sachin Tendulkar and India public culture Prashant Kidambi 14 Conflicting loyalties: nationalism and religion in India-Pakistan cricket relations Mihir Bose 15 Cricket and representations of beauty: Newlands Cricket Ground and the roots of apartheid in South African cricket Andre Odendall 16 Writing the modern game Rob Steen 17 Cricket and international politics Stephen Wagg and Jon Gemmell Further reading Index