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Cricket as a colonial weapon
Dr Souvik Naha reveals how the Victorians used cricket to export “British virtues” across the empire
- Spencer Mizen
Published: November 3, 2021 at 12:10 PM
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For 19th-century imperialists, cricket wasn’t just a game, it was a means of exporting “British virtues” across the empire. Dr Souvik Naha tells Spencer Mizen about the sport’s great “civilising mission”.
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Spencer MizenSenior production editor
Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine
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