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EPISODE · Aug 22, 2019 · 47 MIN

'I was not one of the boys' – Vaneisa Baksh interview

from 81 All Out - A Cricket Podcast · host 81 All Out

In the latest episode of the 81allout podcast, we are delighted to be joined by Trinidad-based writer, editor, and historian Vaneisa Baksh. We talk to Vaneisa about her experiences of writing about cricket in the Caribbean, the rampant sexism she had to battle early in her career, her research on the life and career of Sir Frank Worrell, and how West Indies have taken to T20s like a duck to water.  Also featuring: Vaneisa's ten-year fight to become a member of the Queens Park Cricket Club, and the enduring legacy of CLR James. Participants: Vaneisa Baksh Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Some of Vaneisa's pieces: Christopher Henry Gayle. What can I say?  Inside sexism Darren Sammy, WICB slayer? West Indies' mentorship problem Worrell becomes captain Take one for the team The shoulders of a captain

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