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
In 1963, the West Indian Marxist C.L.R. James posed the deceptively benign question: "What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?" A challenge to the public to re-consider cricket and its meaning, James was, all too subtly, attempting to counter the game’s elitist orthodoxy. Regrettably, he failed, and the history of cricket in England remains as it did a century ago — until now. In examining recreational rather than professional (first-class) cricket, Different Class does not merely challenge the orthodoxy of English cricket, it demonstrates how the values and belief systems at its heart were developed in order to divide the English at every level of the game. Indeed, be it the discrete cricket cultures of the "urban" North and the "rural" South of England, gender, social class or race; the history of recreational cricket tells us more about the (un)changing nature of English society — and how it works — than any study of the first-class game ever could.
'Different Class' Book Review - Tribune Magazine
'Different Class' Book Review - Tribune Magazine
The establishment often claims cricket has a 'spirit' that transcends the class divide. But from the sport’s early hostility to working class radicalism to the sell-off of fields under Thatcher, class is key to understanding its history.
My choice of 'The best cricket histories'
My choice of 'The best cricket histories'
Duncan Stone wrote Different Class. These are their favorite books on cricket histories.
'Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast': the ECB's response to the ICEC
'Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast': the ECB's response to the ICEC
Phlexible Philosophy - ‘Englishness’ and the ‘Mankad’
Phlexible Philosophy - ‘Englishness’ and the ‘Mankad’
'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'?
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
Interview - Conversation with an English Cricket Historian
Interview - Conversation with an English Cricket Historian
Cricket started in English countryside before it found devotees, followers and lovers in all of the far-flung reaches of the old British Empire. That’s why, we (in India), often associate it …
British Society of Sport History Podcast - The Writing of 'Different Class'
British Society of Sport History Podcast - The Writing of 'Different Class'
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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
Rugby Reloaded Podcast - Cricket & Class with Duncan Stone
Rugby Reloaded Podcast - Cricket & Class with Duncan Stone
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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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