1935 Australian Cricket Tour of India - Breaking Down Social and Racial Barriers

Megan Ponsford investigates the uneasy relationships between Australia, British India and Indian nationalism during the interwar period, using the 1935/36 tour as a case study.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Bhupinder and Tarrant: players of the game 3. The has- beens and never will-bes 4. Who are these Australian fellows with ‘Grim determination and astounding stamina’? 5. Neither home nor away 6. The launch of Indian- Australian cricket 7. Beer, banquets and a Patiala Peg: food and drink on tour 8. Photographic reportage and the colonial imaginary 9. The atmosphere vibrated with triumphant joy 10. Conclusion

About the author

Megan Ponsford’s career as a documentary photographer took a sharp turn in 2005 when she located a box of long-forgotten archives whilst working at the Melbourne Cricket Club. This led to researching the first Australian cricket tour to India in 1935/36 which combined her greatest passions: cricket, photography, cultural history, travel, the subcontinent and family. Megan completed her PhD in 2016 and has subsequently published extensively.

Summary

Megan Ponsford investigates the uneasy relationships between Australia, British India and Indian nationalism during the interwar period, using the 1935/36 tour as a case study.

Product details

• Authors: Megan Ponsford, Megan (Independent Scholar) Ponsford, Ponsford Megan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032204109
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220410-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, cricket, Social & cultural history, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket, India, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, c 1930 to c 1939, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Regional Geography, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects