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,M>QUSEE IS A R>ITY1 DESCRIB+ HIMSELF AS A D]AC9AT$ AM]ICAN ,JEWI% ,M>XI/ :O FOLL[S CRICKET4 ,?IS EXCELL5T BOOK IS SIMIL>LY GR\ND-BREAK+2 A CRITICAL1 POLITICAL /UDY ( RACE1 CLASS & CRICKET4 ,! GAME IS US$ BY ! RUL+ CLASS TO MA9TA9 & PROMOTE CLASS RULE2 SOCIETY1 LIKE CRICKET1 IS A 'LEVEL PLAY+ FIELD' :]E PLAY+ BY ! RULES -- ?OSE SET BY ! RI* & P[]FUL -- IS ALL IMPORTANT4 ,SIMIL>LY CRICKET IS A POT5T METAPHOR = ! NEW RACISM'S LANGUAGE ( 'MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE CULTURAL ID5TITIES' -- :I* JU/ HAPP5 TO CO9CIDE ) RACE4 

,CLASS 

  

,CRICKET'S ORIG9 MY? IS ?AT ( A S+LE RURAL FOLK GAME :I* ALL CLASSES-& BO? SEXES1 ADULTS & *ILDR5- PLAY$ TOGE!R AS EQUALS1 FREE FROM ! EVILS ( COMM]CE-BETT+1 WAGES1 SPONSOR%IP1 & ADV]TIS+ UNTIL ! REC5T ADV5T ( PR(ESSIONALISM AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #a#i#f'S4 ,! REALITY IS ?AT ( A NUMB] ( RURAL FOLK GAMES /&>DIZ$ & CODIFI$ 9TO ONE NATIONAL GAME BY ! RUL+ CLASS 9 ! LATE EI<TE5? C5TURY DUE TO ! HI< /AKES >IS+ FROM L>GE SCALE BETT+4 ,WOM5 W]E B>R$1 ?\< ?IS WAS USUALLY ONLY 5=C$ AFT] PUB]TY 9 ORD] TO PROTECT M5 FROM ! ?REAT ( FEMALE CONTAM9ATION4 ,! F\ND+ ( ! NEW GAME WAS B\ND UP ) ! CAPITALI/ 5CLOSURES ( ! COMMON L& 9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY4 ,BREAK+ 9TO ! NEWLY CREAT$ CLOSES WAS AN (F5SE- L&[N]S N[ HAD TO ALL[ PEOPLE TO PLAY 9 >EAS :]E !Y HAD PREVI\SLY PLAY$ AS A RI<T4 ,CLASS DI/9CTIONS W]E 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ 1 & MONEY P]VASIVE 9 ! =M ( BETT+ & %AMATEURISM2 *EAT+ NECESS>ILY FOLL[$4 ,ALMO/ FROM ! BEG9N+ ( CRICKET !RE WAS ! LAM5T ?AT ! GAME WAS NOT :AT IT US$ TO BE1 ) TE*NIQUE1 SPORTSMAN%IP1 LOYALTY1 PATRIOTISM1 CR[D BEHAVIOR1 & ! CORRUPT+ QUALITIES ( MONEY ALL CIT$4 ,CRICKET WAS ASSOCIAT$ ) A RURAL *ILDHOOD 9NOC5CE & A SOCIAL H>MONY >IS+ FROM A 'NATURAL ' -- I4E4 FEUDAL -- HI]>*Y2 ! ILLS ( ! GAME & ! MOD]N WORLD >ISE FROM ALI5 9TRUSIONS SU* AS MONEY1 POLITICS & IMMIGRANTS 7P>TICUL>LY BLACK ONES74 ,M>QUSEE RI<TLY CONCLUDES ?AT ! WORLD'S FIR/ L>GE SCALE 9DU/RIALIZ$ SOCIETY LIV$ ON A CULTURAL DIET ( S5TIM5TAL RURALISM1 A MY?ICAL GOLD5 AGE4 ,C5TRAL TO ?IS WAS ! GAMES DEVELOPM5T 9 & ?R\< 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY UND] ! CONTROL ( ! NON-9DU/RIAL CLASS1 ! L&$ UPP] CLASS4 

,CRICKET ,:ITES444 

  

,! ELITISM & SNOBB]Y BETWE5 'AMATEURS' & PR(ESSIONALS WAS ANO!R ILLU/RATION ( ! CLASS SY/EM 9 CRICKET4 ,! AMATEURS W]E MEMB]S ( ! UPP] CLASSES :O PLAY$ ALONGSIDE WORK+ CLASS PR(ESSIONALS 9 TEAMS1 BUT 5JOY$ F> HI<] PAY1 UND] ! GUISE ( 'EXP5SES' & A RANGE ( PRIVILEGES TO %[ !IR SUPPOS$ SUP]IORITY4 ,DRESS+ ROOMS W]E SEGREGAT$ ALONG ) 5TRANCES TO ! FIELD2 AMATEURS ALSO HAD SEP>ATE TRAVEL1 ACCOMMODATION & D9+ >RANGEM5TS 7ALL FIR/ CLASS71 & HAD TO BE ADDRESS$ AS ',SIR' OR ',MR' AT ALL TIMES4 ,!IR 'EXP5SES ' W]E (T5 D\BLE ! PAY ( PR(ESSIONALS4 

,?IS DIVIDE P>ALLELS ! SPLIT 9 ! RUGBY CODES BETWE5 'AMATEUR' 7UNTIL #a#i#i#e7 RUL+ CLASS ,UNION1 & WORK+ CLASS ,LEAGUE1 PR(ESSIONAL S9CE ! BREA* 9 #a#h#i#e4 ,O/5SIBLY ! SPLIT WAS OV] 'BROK5 TIME' PAYM5TS :I* COMP5SAT$ WORK]S = WAGES LO/ ?R\< PLAY+ RUGBY1 BUT ! MA9 AG5DA WAS UND\BT$LY CLASS4 ,>?UR ,BUDD 7!N ,R,F,U PRESID5T7 BALDLY /AT$ ',! TR\BLES ( ! ,UNION COMM5C$ ) ! ADV5T ( ! WORK+ MAN4 ,IF HE CANNOT AF=D ! LEISURE TO PLAY ! GAME HE MU/ DO )\T IT'4 

,EMPIRE & ,RACE 

  

,! ,VICTORIAN SPORT+ E?IC WAS A P>ADOX-! 9DIVIDUAL WAS SUBORD9ATE TO ! TEAM1 & AL?\< W9N+ WAS ! DRIV+ =CE1 ! PR9CIPLE ( 'FAIR PLAY' OV]RODE EV]Y?+4 

,?IS WAS A MORAL = ! HI<] & MORE IMPORTANT GAMES 9 LIFE1 ?OSE ( ECONOMICS1 POLITICS & EMPIRE3 ?OSE :O LO/ !SE -- ! WORK+ CLASS WORLDWIDE -- MU/ ACCEPT ! RULES & V]DICT ( ! SY/EM4 

,CRICKET BR\<T TOGE!R ! CLASSES 9 A HI]>*ICAL WAY2 RACISM WAS AN 9EVITABLE CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS 9V5T$ TRADITION ( SOCIAL 9CLUSION4 ,PLAY+ CRICKET WAS A T\*/ONE ( PEOPLE'S ',5GLI%NESS'1 !IR RI<T TO BE 9CLUD$ 9 ,EMPIRE4 ,M>QUSEE PO9TS \T ! 9H]5T CONTRADICTION ( ,5GLI% NATIONALISM -- BAS$ ON 7! N[ DEFUNCT7 EMPIRE -- COMP>$ ) O!R NATIONALISMS SU* AS ?OSE ( ,AM]ICA & ,FRANCE 7BAS$ ON ! NATION1 ) A 'POPUL> & DEMOCRATIC CONT5T'4 ,HE IS WRONG TO CLAIM ?AT NATIONALISM CAN BE POSITIVE H[EV]1 :I* HE DOES ?R\< ASS]T+ ?AT 'NATION' CAN BE DIVORC$ FROM 'RACE'2 & ( C\RSE ?IS MEANS IGNOR+ ! CLASS /RUGGLE = ! NATIONAL 9T]E/ I4E4 ?AT ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,FOLL[+ ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,5GLI% ,EMPIRE -- & NATIONAL CAPITALS FALT]+ =TUNES- ,5GLI% NATIONALISM IS A WEAK & FALT]+ CREATURE1 :I* CAN ONLY DEF9E ITSELF NEGATIVELY ?R\< :AT IS NOT4 ,?US ,NORMAN ,TEBBIT'S CRICKET TE/ -- ',:I* SIDE DO !Y7BLACK IMMIGRANTS1 P>TICUL>LY ,ASIANS7 *E] =8' ,! '9TR9SIC ,5GLI%NESS' ( CRICKET IS ! BACKGR\ND TO ?IS & O!R 'CULTURAL' DEBATES ( ! NEW RACISM4 ,! NEW RACI/S DO NOT WANT TO DOM9ATE1 !Y M]ELY WANT A SPACE ( !IR [N -- 

,TEBBIT ATTACK$ ,BRITI% ,MUSL9 FUNDAM5TALI/S = !IR FATWAH AGA9/ ,SALMAN ,RU%DIE & ACCUS$ ,RU%DIE ( AN ASSAULT ON HIS [N RELIGION4 ,IF BLACK IMMIGRANTS 7P>TICUL>LY ?OSE ) ,ASIAN FA!RS7 *E]$ ,9DIA OR ,PAKI/AN 9 TE/S_/,9T]NATIONALS AGA9/ ,5GL& !Y FAIL$4 ,?IS CULTURAL TE/ IS 7UN7 SURPRIS+LY NOT APPLI$ TO :ITE ,5GLI% SETTL]S 9 ,AU/RALIA1 OR ,SCOTS1 ,WEL% OR ,IRI% SETTL]S :5 !IR NATIONAL SIDES PLAY$ 9T]NATIONALS AGA9/ ,5GL&4 ,! GAMES AU?ORITIES HAVE IGNOR$ ! RACISM ( ! CRICKET TE/ BUT CONT9UE TO ACCUSE ?OSE :O ADOPT POLITICAL /ANCES SU* AS CONDEMN+ AP>!ID = ':IPP+ UP HATR$'4 ,SIMIL>LY !RE IS FRO?+ AT ! M\? BY ! E/ABLI%M5T & ! M$IA OV] ! ,MEXICAN WAVE AMONG SPECTATORS1 BUT DEAF5+ SIL5CE AB\T RACI/ *ANTS & ABUSE FROM CR[DS4 ,YORK%IRE CRICKET CLUB IS NOTORI\S = ITS RACIAL EXCLUSION POLICY -- 'WE ONLY PLAY 7:ITE7 ,YORK%IREM5'4 ,UNTIL ! #a#i#i#b-#c SEASON !Y W]E ! ONLY ,C\NTY SIDE NEV] TO HAVE PLAY$ A BLACK OV]SEAS PLAY]2 WORSE !Y HAVE NEV] SELECT$ A ,YORK%IRE BORN BLACK PLAY] = ! FIR/ TEAM1 DESPITE ! C\NTIES' /RONG ,ASIAN ,CRICKETT+ LEAGUES !Y >E L>GELY IGNOR$ BY ! :ITE CRICKET E/ABLI%M5T & M$IA4 ,SECTIONS ( ! ,H5D+LEY CR[D >E NOTORI\S = !IR RACISM3 AFT] A MAT* AGA9/ ,SOM]SET :]E ! GREAT ,WE/ ,9DIAN BATSMAN ,VIV ,RI*>DS WAS REPEAT$LY ABUS$1 HIS TEAMATE ,IAN ,BO?AM CALL$ ! CULPRITS 'RACIAL IDIOTS'4 ,! RESPONSE ( ! ,YORK%IRE ,COMMITTEE WAS TO DEM& AN APOLOGY FROM ,BEEFY4 ,9 ! GOOD OLD DAYS BE=E ! ,WE/ ,9DIES BEGAN BEAT+ ,5GL& REGUL>LY1 !IR CRICKET WAS PATRONIZ$ & CONDEMN$ ) FA9T PRAISE BY MO/ :ITE COMM5TATORS AS ]RATIC -- !Y W]E DESCRIB$ AS 'EAG]'1 'CONFID5T'1 'UNOR?ODOX'1 'JOY\S'1 'UN9HIBIT$' & 'MA/]FUL' AT TIMES1 BUT LOS+ HE>T :5 ?+S W]E AGA9/ !M4 ,) ! RISE ( ,CLIVE ,LLOYDS ALL CONQU]+ SIDE ( ! LATE #a#i#gS & #hS1 7BAS$ ON ALL AN ALL \T B>RAGE ( F\R HI<LY SKILL$ FA/ B[L]S1 COPI$ FROM ! SUCCESSFUL ,AUSSIE ,BLITZKRIEG ( ,LILLEE & ,?OMSON71 ! PATRONIZ+ MASK DISAPPE>$4 ,! ,W9DIES W]E DESCRIB$ AS 7AN7 '>MY ( WE>Y M]C5>IES'1 & D]ID$ = !IR 'SL[ PLAY' AFT] !IR #e- 'BLACKWA%' ( ,5GL& 9 #aihd 7AL?\< !IR OV] RATE EXCE$$ ,5GL&'S74 ,DAVID ,FRI? DESCRIB$ !IR CRICKET AS 0F\ND$ ON V5GEANCE & VIOL5CE & FR+$ BY >ROGANCE444 ,EV5 ! UMPIRES SEEM TO BE SC>$ ?AT ! DEVILI% LOOK+ ,RI*>D'S MI<T PUT A VOODOO SIGN ON !M04 ,! ,WE/ ,9DIES CLA% ) ,5GL& ISSUE AS ! SAVAGE V]SES ! CIVILIZ$2 ,C>IBBEAN SKILL IS ASCRIB$ TO 'NATIONAL ABILITY' & 'SPONTANEITY'4 ,M>QUSEE PO9TS \T ?AT CRICKET IS 9 FACT A DIFFICULT1 UNNATURAL GAME 7E4G4 ! SIDE ON AXIS REQUIR$ = BAT+ & B[L+71 SO TO MAKE IT LOOK NATURAL REQUIRES GREAT SKILL4 ,SIMIL>LY1 SPONTANEITY MEANS RISKTAK+2 COMPLICAT$ CALCULATION1 QUICK REACTION & SOPHI/ICAT$ TE*NIQUE4 

,PRE-NATIONAL 

  

,! C>NIVAL SPIRIT ( ,WE/ ,9DIES CR[DS1 P>TICUL>LY AT ,5GLI% GR\NDS1 IS =EIGN TO ! MORES ( ! MOD]N ,5GLI% GAME 7?\< P>T ( ITS FOLKROOTS74 ,! PRE-NATIONAL FOLK GAMES :I* PRESAG$ CRICKET W]E ALWAYS /AG$ AS P>T ( ! LOCAL SATURNALIA3 ON FE/IVAL DAYS ! LORD ( ! MANOR PROVID$ MEAT & ALE1 & TOL]AT$ DISORD] & 9SUBORD9ATION 9 ORD] TO LESS5 CLASS ANTAGONISM4 ,AT ,C>IBBEAN CRICKET GR\NDS ! LOCAL LORDS ( MISRULE 5T]TA9 ! CR[D ) MUSIC & MOCK]Y4 ,SOME CROSS-DRESS 7E4G4 ,*ICKEE AT ,TR9IDAD7 AN ANCI5T SYMBOL ( SOCIAL 9V]SION MIRROR+ ! WORLD TURN$ UPSIDE D[N ON ! FIELD ( PLAY AS EX SLAVES BEAT ! =M] MA/]4 ,C>NIVAL IS NATURALLY V]Y UNSETTL+ = ! UPHOLD]S ( AU?ORITY & HI]>*Y4 ,! FIR/ ,WE/ ,9DIES VICTORY OV] ,5GL& 9 #aie WAS DUBB$ 'CALYPSO CRICKET'1 IT CO9CID$ ) ! />T ( ! L>GE SCALE IMMIGRATION FROM ! ,C>IBBEAN4 ,AS ! ,WE/ ,9DIAN COMMUNITY GREW & !IR NATIONAL SIDE A*IEV$ DOM9ANCE1 ! CRICKET E/ABLI%M5T & M$IA'S AMUS$ TOL]ANCE *ANG$ TO %RILL HO/ILITY4 ,COMPLA9TS GREW AB\T ! '5DLESS D9'1 'M9DLESS CACOPHONY' & '9ESCAPABLE RACKET' ( BLACK FANS :O BANG$ CANS1 & BLEW BUGLES & CON* %ELLS4 ,9 #a#i#h#g1 9 REACTION TO DISORD] AT ! ,$GBA/ON TE/ AGA9/ ,PAKI/AN 7P>TLY DUE TO RACI/ BAIT+ ( BLACK FANS BY :ITES7 ! CRICKET AU?ORITIES B>R$ SPECTATORS FROM BR++ 9 FLAGS1 BANN]S & EXCESSIVE AM\NTS ( ALCOHOL4 ,?IS WAS SOON FOLL[$ BY A BAN ON ! SPIRIT ( C>NIVAL4 ,)9 #b YE>S OP5 >EAS AT ,LORDS1 ! ,OVAL & ,$GBA/ON 7! HAUNT ( BOOZ]S & *ANT]S7 W]E COV]$ 9 SEATS & TICKET PRICES ROCKET$4 ,AL?\< !RE IS V]Y LITTLE CR[D TR\BLE AT MAT*ES1 ,TE/S & ONE DAY ,9T]NATIONALS >E HEAVILY POLIC$ BY ROBOTIC /EW>DS EAG] TO /AMP \T ! FIR/ SIGN ( C>NIVAL4 ,ADDITIONALLY ! VA/ MAJORITY ( SEATS = MAJOR FIXTURES N[ HAVE TO BE BOOK$ 9 ADVANCE4 ,! NET EFFECT ( !SE *ANGES HAS BE5 A HUGE DECL9E 9 BLACK SPECTATORS = ! LA/ #c ,WE/ ,9DIAN T\RS 7#a#i#h#h1#i#a & #i#e71 P>TICUL>LY AT ,$GBA/ON & ! ,OVAL1 :I* W]E PREVI\SLY /RON<OLDS 7DUE TO !IR L>GE BLACK POPULATION74 

,?IS IMPORTANT BOOK LOOKS AT ! MY?OLOGY & POLITICS ( CRICKET WORLDWIDE1 & B5EFITS FROM ! AU?OR'S HONE/Y1 HUMOR & W>TS-&-ALL LOVE ( ! GAME4 ,! ANALYSIS IS FLAW$ BY ! LEFTI/ POLITICS H[EV]1 = EXAMPLE ! NOTION ?AT NATIONALISM CAN BE POSITIVE1 & ! FAILURE TO DISCUSS ! BROAD QUE/ION ( :E!R COMPETITIVE TEAM SPORTS CAN BE LIB]T>IAN4 

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