Overthrowing Cricket's Empire: How Every Team Beat England for the First Time

Cricket was built by England, used to colonise and then grew when the underdog nations fought back. Davids challenge Goliaths in every chapter, with tales of English greats and their slayers, from the birth of the Ashes to nation-building draws, poultry-farmer heroics and elephantine triumphs. This book is about much more than just cricket.

"This is an author deserving serious respect for his work both as writer and podcaster and some of the chapters include lively player-interview material."

"Describes how the colonies brought down England in the very sport that was used for rule. Chapters work around characters from WG Grace to Fred Spofforth, all entertainingly described. The author has spoken first-hand to some of the heroes and teased out the human stories behind success."

Cricket was once used as a tool to colonise. What happens when those countries grow up? Overthrowing Cricket''s Empire unearths the audacious stories of teams toppling the cricket colossus, England.From W.G. Grace''s Ashes-igniting run-out to Calum MacLeod''s modern heroics, the book spans 150 years of fierce history. New Zealand''s unexpected draws in 1949, Zimbabwe’ s poultry farmer heroics, Ireland''s audacious chase and hair, India’ s elephantine triumph and South Africa’ s spin saga are all etched in defiance.This is a book about a bunch of Davids taking on Goliath. Every chapter has tales of the greatest English players and the men who stood up to slay them. The narrative transcends sport – a testament to resilience and national identity. Amid victories, there’ s human drama.Overthrowing Cricket''s Empire isn’ t just about cricket; it’ s an odyssey of liberation, the essence of competition. Cricket is a sport that builds nations, and this book takes you through it brick by brick.

• | Author: Jarrod Kimber
• | Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 22, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781801508858
• | ISBN-10: 1801508852