Dominic Malcolm is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. He is co-editor of The Changing Face of Cricket: From Imperial to Global Game, and The Social Organization of Sports Medicine, and author of Sport and Sociology and The Sage Dictionary of Sports Studies.

• Introduction: Globalizing CricketChapter 1. The Emergence of CricketChapter 2. The 'National Game': Cricket in Nineteenth Century England Chapter 3. The Imperial Game: Cricket and Colonization Chapter 4. Cricket in America Chapter 5. Cricket in the Caribbean Chapter 6. Cricket and the Celtic NationsChapter 7. Cricket and Diasporic Identities in Post-Imperial Britain Chapter 8. Cricket and Changing Conceptions of EnglishnessChapter 9. Cricket, the English and the Process of 'Othering'ConclusionReferences

[A]n example of ‘good’ sociology and the application of sociology to understanding the development of a sport through exploring social process and interdependencies between groups. For this reason I strongly recommend the text, and consider that it will be of interest to sport scholars, sociologists, historians and cricket fans alike.

Dominic Malcolm is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. He is co-editor of The Changing Face of Cricket: From Imperial to Global Game, and The Social Organization of Sports Medicine, and author of Sport and Sociology and The Sage Dictionary of Sports Studies.

• Introduction: Globalizing CricketChapter 1. The Emergence of CricketChapter 2. The 'National Game': Cricket in Nineteenth Century England Chapter 3. The Imperial Game: Cricket and Colonization Chapter 4. Cricket in America Chapter 5. Cricket in the Caribbean Chapter 6. Cricket and the Celtic NationsChapter 7. Cricket and Diasporic Identities in Post-Imperial Britain Chapter 8. Cricket and Changing Conceptions of EnglishnessChapter 9. Cricket, the English and the Process of 'Othering'ConclusionReferences

[A]n example of ‘good’ sociology and the application of sociology to understanding the development of a sport through exploring social process and interdependencies between groups. For this reason I strongly recommend the text, and consider that it will be of interest to sport scholars, sociologists, historians and cricket fans alike.

Dominic Malcolm is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. He is co-editor of The Changing Face of Cricket: From Imperial to Global Game, and The Social Organization of Sports Medicine, and author of Sport and Sociology and The Sage Dictionary of Sports Studies.

• Introduction: Globalizing CricketChapter 1. The Emergence of CricketChapter 2. The 'National Game': Cricket in Nineteenth Century England Chapter 3. The Imperial Game: Cricket and Colonization Chapter 4. Cricket in America Chapter 5. Cricket in the Caribbean Chapter 6. Cricket and the Celtic NationsChapter 7. Cricket and Diasporic Identities in Post-Imperial Britain Chapter 8. Cricket and Changing Conceptions of EnglishnessChapter 9. Cricket, the English and the Process of 'Othering'ConclusionReferences

[A]n example of ‘good’ sociology and the application of sociology to understanding the development of a sport through exploring social process and interdependencies between groups. For this reason I strongly recommend the text, and consider that it will be of interest to sport scholars, sociologists, historians and cricket fans alike.