Empire of Cricket
Series telling the story of cricket from exploring the colonial links of the game to situations of sporting apartheid. There are interviews with famous cricketers such as Ian Botham, Graham Gooch, Nasser Hussain and Viv Richards.
Cast
Colin Salmon
Seasons
E1England
May 31, 2009
A look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.
E2West Indies
Jun 7, 2009
The story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.
E3Australia
Jun 14, 2009
How Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.
E4India
Jun 21, 2009
The story of the Indian game, from its beginnings as the sport of the English colonisers to the riches and razzmatazz of today's Indian Premier League. Includes interviews with cricketers Kapil Dev, Bishan Bedi, Farokh Engineer, Sachin Tendulkar, Madan Lal, Michael Holding and Shane Warne.
Storyline
Series telling the story of cricket from exploring the colonial links of the game to situations of sporting apartheid. There are interviews with famous cricketers such as Ian Botham, Graham Gooch, Nasser Hussain and Viv Richards.
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