Why don't more countries play cricket?
Jul 01, 2025•16 min
Episode description
Nobody knows precisely where the game of cricket was born, but test cricket as we know it has been played for nearly 150 years. The so-called gentleman's game has not always been accessible to all - indeed the sport's development in the early years reflected prevailing attitudes to race, class and empire in the 19th Century. It's a sport full of marvels and contradictions, that continues to appeal to this day.
- Guest: Tim Wigmore, journalist and author of Test Cricket: A history
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