Sport in Society, 12, 4&5 (2009) 

Special Issue:Cricket: International and Interdisciplinary Approaches

Malcolm, D., Gemmell, J. and Mehta, N., `Cricket and modernity: international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the study of the Imperial Game', pp. 431-446

Gemmell, J., `Naturally played by Irishmen: a social history of Irish cricket', pp. 447-463.

Allen, D., `South African cricket and British imperialism, 1870–1910', pp. 464-481.

Bairner, A., `Irish Australians, postcolonialism and the English game', pp. 482-495.

Bateman, A., `"From far it look like politics": C.L.R. James and the canon of English cricket literature', pp. 496-508.

Williams, J., `‘Fiery Fred’: Fred Trueman and cricket celebrity in the 1950s and early 1960s', pp. 509-522.

Little, C., ``Rebellion, race and Rhodesia: international cricketing relations with Rhodesia during UDI', pp. 523-536.

MacLean, M., `A national(ist) line in postcolonizing cricket: Viv Richards, biographies and cricketing nationalism', pp. 537-550

Westall, C., `Brian Lara in poetic form: tradition, talent and the Caribbean ‘mwe’', pp. 551-565.

Roberts, M., `Wunderkidz in a Blunderland: tensions and tales from Sri Lankan cricket * *', pp. 566-578.

Mehta, N., `Batting for the flag: cricket, television and globalization in India', pp. 579-599.

Wagg, S. and Ugra, S., `Different hats, different thinking? Technocracy, globalization and the Indian cricket team', pp. 600-612.

Malcolm, D., `Malign or benign? English national identities and cricket', pp. 613-628.

Velija, P. and Malcolm, D., `‘Look, it's a girl’: cricket and gender relations in the UK', pp. 629-642.

Holden, R., `International cricket–the hegemony of commerce, the decline of government interest and the end of morality?', pp. 643-656.

Majumdar, B., `A legacy deeply mired in contradiction: World Cup 2007 in retrospect', pp. 657-669.

Steen, R., `Burning down the house', pp. 670-680.

Mani, E., `A strong sport growing stronger: a perspective on the growth, development and future of international cricket', pp. 681-693.

Mehta, N., Gemmell, J. and Malcolm, D., `‘Bombay Sport Exchange’: cricket, globalization and the future', pp. 694-707.


Dr Richard William Cox
Last updated: 29th of May 2009