2.03 - Birds Of Passage & Insane Asylums

This episode we look at the history of race in cricket through a few key moments, Ranji’s debut, the white West Indian captains and left arm wrist spinners. For season two of Double Century we’re looking at the history of race in cricket, especially through the lens of what happened to Basil D’Oliveira. This is episode three. - This podcast is brought to you by our supporters at Patreon, if you like what you heard here, please help out if you can over at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod Kimber wrote and narrated this episode, you can find him on most of the social media places, but mostly https://www.twitter.com/ajarrodkimber. If you like this podcast you may like the YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt. Our fact checkers for this episode are Bertie Moores, he’s at https://www.twitter.com/MooresBertie and Abhishek Mukerjee, who you can find at https://www.twitter.com/ovshake42. This podcast is edited, mixed and produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc. - Archive of Clips And Music used in this episode: Calypso Summer 1960-61 Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43XRGm7xwwU 1960/61 presentation of the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8BIzrQX0rc Rare Footage of English and Australian Cricket Teams (1905) | Sporting History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChrFcjLJymU - Further reading: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Basil-D'Oliveira-Controversy-Peter-Oborne/dp/0751534889 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za/book/too-black-wear-whites/9781776095087 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Test-Cricket-unauthorised-Jarrod-Kimber-ebook/dp/B018GJZ9LG/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1601987657&refinements=p_27%3AJarrod+Kimber&s=books&sr=1-3 https://wisden.com/stories/long-room/dropping-dolly-d-oliveira-affair-nightwatchman-50-years-on-long-read https://www.cricketcountry.com/author/abhishek-mukherjee