Elitism in cricket: a history

Duncan Stone argues that classism and racism have held back England’s summer sport for decades

Duncan Stone talks to Spencer Mizen about cricket’s history of elitism – a story that, he contends, has long seen the rich and powerful dominate the sport’s evolution and image.

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