They Gave The Crowd Plenty Fun

In 1948, the West Indies cricket team beat England at Lord’s for the first time. For some, West Indian victories provided a source of self-esteem. Whether they were passionate cricket fans or not, cricket offered some of the growing diaspora an opportunity to express a collective sense of identity. Colin Babb reflects on events which influenced the development of the social impact of cricket on British Caribbean communities from the arrival of the Empire Windrush o

They Gave the Crowd Plenty Fun : West Indian Cricket and its Relationship with the British-Resident Caribbean Diaspora

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 (1)wards. He also explores factors which have challenged cricket’s position as a social force for the diaspora today