CricketandClass@DuncanStone
A historian long interested in the 'cultural war' waged over sport in Britain.
'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket' - Book Homepage
'Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket' - Book Homepage
'Different Class' Book Review - Tribune Magazine
'Different Class' Book Review - Tribune Magazine
My choice of 'The best cricket histories'
My choice of 'The best cricket histories'
Duncan Stone shares the 5 best books on cricket histories. Have you read Beyond a Boundary?
'Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast': the ECB's response to the ICEC
'Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast': the ECB's response to the ICEC
Of the 44 Recommendations made by the ICEC Report, the suggestions below relate to 'Culture' (Recommendations 3 and 4), as it is hoped they will help make the game more welcoming and inclusive to a broader demographic than is currently the
Phlexible Philosophy - ‘Englishness’ and the ‘Mankad’
Phlexible Philosophy - ‘Englishness’ and the ‘Mankad’
Explore the intersection of race, class, and cricket in England through the Mankad controversy. Delve into the historical and social influences shaping perceptions and behaviors in English cricket in this insightful article. Examine how race and class impact perceptions, biases, and treatment of pla
'Different Class' Book Review - Dan Norcross (TMS)
'Different Class' Book Review - Dan Norcross (TMS)
Oborne & Heller Podcast - Class and the Myths of English Cricket
Oborne & Heller Podcast - Class and the Myths of English Cricket
Cricket and Conservatism: all too cosy bedfellows - idrottsforum.org
Cricket and Conservatism: all too cosy bedfellows - idrottsforum.org
Azeem Rafiq played professional cricket in England for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. In September 2020, Rafiq made accusations of racism and bullying in Yorkshire. An independent report found that a number of his accusations were true and the case became a major media story in the United Kingdom. It led to several resignations at the …
'Different Class' Book Review - ResoluteReader
'Different Class' Book Review - ResoluteReader
Early this year, in June 2023, a long awaited, independent report into "Equity in Cricket" was published. The report was damning, saying tha...
Article ESPNcricinfo - Eton v Harrow or Cricket as a 'People's Game'?
Article ESPNcricinfo - Eton v Harrow or Cricket as a 'People's Game'?
MCC's U-turn over Eton-Harrow is symptomatic of a sport that has always been run along class lines
Interview in Big Issue North - Whose Game is it Anyway?
Interview in Big Issue North - Whose Game is it Anyway?
James Anderson and Joe Root might be England’s best ever bowler and best ever batter, but are they household names?
Article - ‘What Do They Know of Cricket?’ The ECB's Refusal to Deal with Racism
Article - ‘What Do They Know of Cricket?’ The ECB's Refusal to Deal with Racism
Duncan Stone reveals how the governing body of English cricket – like the country as a whole – can no longer promote a selective view of its history
Twitter thread (Paperclip, India) - A Condensed History of Cricket
Twitter thread (Paperclip, India) - A Condensed History of Cricket
Why objective history, rather than romanticism, is central to a healthy inclusive future for English cricket
Why objective history, rather than romanticism, is central to a healthy inclusive future for English cricket
History, from the bottom up rather than the top down, suggests the structure and culture of English cricket does not simply reproduce societal inequalities but frequently instigate them.
Interview - Conversation with an English Cricket Historian
Interview - Conversation with an English Cricket Historian
British Society of Sport History Podcast - The Writing of 'Different Class'
British Society of Sport History Podcast - The Writing of 'Different Class'
I’m sorry, but the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ is just another form of elitism | idrottsforum.org - forumbloggen
I’m sorry, but the ‘Spirit of Cricket’ is just another form of elitism | idrottsforum.org - forumbloggen
(Shutterstock/Michael John Manning) For the first four days of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia, the atmosphere at Lord’s Cricket Ground had been sedate to say the least. So sedate, in fact, that numerous posts on Twitter were either making unfavourable comparisons to the vibrancy witnessed throughout the first Test at Edgbaston or, …
Rugby Reloaded Podcast - Cricket & Class with Duncan Stone
Rugby Reloaded Podcast - Cricket & Class with Duncan Stone
BBC History Extra Podcast - Elitism in English Cricket
BBC History Extra Podcast - Elitism in English Cricket
Duncan Stone argues that classism and racism have held back England’s summer sport for decades
81 All Out Podcast - The Mythology of English Cricket
81 All Out Podcast - The Mythology of English Cricket
In the latest episode we talk to historian and author Duncan Stone about his recent book ‘Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket’. The conversation delves into the nebulous ‘Spirit of the Game’ and how it is emblematic of the fetishization of English cricket – which has turned a people’s game into a seemingly […]
'Different Class' Book Review - Review 31
'Different Class' Book Review - Review 31
Review 31 is an online literary review.
Article - Too white, too posh: English cricket’s racism problem
Article - Too white, too posh: English cricket’s racism problem
Red Inker (Jarrod Kimber) Podcast - The Fetishisation of English Cricket
Red Inker (Jarrod Kimber) Podcast - The Fetishisation of English Cricket
'Different Class' Book Review - ESPNCricinfo
'Different Class' Book Review - ESPNCricinfo
'Different Class' Book Review - AsianExistentialist
'Different Class' Book Review - AsianExistentialist
'Different Class' Book Review - CricketManWales
'Different Class' Book Review - CricketManWales
Article - Shane Warne: Australian Meritocracy versus English Elitism
Article - Shane Warne: Australian Meritocracy versus English Elitism
Article - Azeem Rafiq Deserves a medal, but his case masks English cricket’s biggest problem: elitism
Article - Azeem Rafiq Deserves a medal, but his case masks English cricket’s biggest problem: elitism
Rain Stopped Play Podcast
Rain Stopped Play Podcast
Interview - Wisden Podcast
Interview - Wisden Podcast
'Different Class' Book Review - Keith Flett 'cricket from below'
'Different Class' Book Review - Keith Flett 'cricket from below'
'Different Class' Book Review - Cricket Web
'Different Class' Book Review - Cricket Web
Interview - The Courier (Newcastle, UK)
Interview - The Courier (Newcastle, UK)
Interview - Yorkshire Post
Interview - Yorkshire Post
Interview - University of Huddersfield
Interview - University of Huddersfield
Article contribution - Shrinking county game would hurt new-found drive to embrace diversity
Article contribution - Shrinking county game would hurt new-found drive to embrace diversity
Article Contribution - The Guardian
Article Contribution - The Guardian
Article - The Continued Survival of the Gentleman Amateur
Article - The Continued Survival of the Gentleman Amateur
Article - The death of Phillip Hughes: cricket's 'Diana' moment?
Article - The death of Phillip Hughes: cricket's 'Diana' moment?
Article - Football, Mental Health and Society
Article - Football, Mental Health and Society
Article - When doping wasn't considered cheating
Article - When doping wasn't considered cheating
Article - Football, Society and ‘Fair Competition’
Article - Football, Society and ‘Fair Competition’
Article - ‘Playing within the rules’ – Power, the sporting superstar and the culture of sport
Article - ‘Playing within the rules’ – Power, the sporting superstar and the culture of sport
Article - Euro 2016: Why British football fans ought to support the French strikers
Article - Euro 2016: Why British football fans ought to support the French strikers
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