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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2021 · 24 MIN

ROLAND BUTCHER - the first black cricketer to represent England.

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At the age of 13, Roland Butcher arrived in England and after a chance opportunity at Stevenage Cricket Club, he advance to be one of five black players in the Middlesex squad and go on to be the first black player to represent England. Ironically, he made his Test debut in his native Barbados against that feared West Indies attack on the tour of 1980-81. He compares his experience to that of fellow Bajan Jofra Archer and wonders if problems with the structure of domestic cricket in the West Indies meant them missing out on the young fast bowler. We also talk about the inequalities that exist at global level in the name and Roland calls fro an overhaul of the Future Tours Programme to create a more level playing field.

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