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Empire of Cricket

All Episodes 2009

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  • 2009-05-31T21:30:00Z
  • 1h
  • 4h (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Series telling the story of cricket from exploring the colonial links of the game to situations of sporting apartheid. There are interviews with famous cricketers such as Ian Botham, Graham Gooch, Nasser Hussain and Viv Richards.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2009-05-31T21:30:00Z

1x01 England

Series Premiere

1x01 England

  • 2009-05-31T21:30:00Z1h

A look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.

2009-06-07T21:30:00Z

1x02 West Indies

1x02 West Indies

  • 2009-06-07T21:30:00Z1h

The story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.

2009-06-14T21:30:00Z

1x03 Australia

1x03 Australia

  • 2009-06-14T21:30:00Z1h

How Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.

2009-06-21T21:30:00Z

1x04 India

1x04 India

  • 2009-06-21T21:30:00Z1h

The story of the Indian game, from its beginnings as the sport of the English colonisers to the riches and razzmatazz of today's Indian Premier League. Includes interviews with cricketers Kapil Dev, Bishan Bedi, Farokh Engineer, Sachin Tendulkar, Madan Lal, Michael Holding and Shane Warne.

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