Clyde Walcott - Statesman of West Indies Cricket

West Indies legend Sir Clyde Walcott was one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but he was also an important administrator and activist. This first biography offers a detailed examination of his extraordinary life and achievements.

About the author

Peter Mason is a journalist and author who writes for the Guardian newspaper in the UK. His books include Bacchanal!: The Carnival Culture of Trinidad, Jamaica in Focus and a biography of the Trinidadian cricketer and statesman Learie Constantine.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Mason
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781526169754
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6975-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Global Icons
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, cricket, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket, Colonialism & imperialism, Biography: sport, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, West Indies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional