Evita burned down our pavilion : a cricketing odyssey through Latin America
Abraham, Timothy2022
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South American food, music and culture are cutting a swathe across the western world. But what if cricket - the quintessential English sport - were to conquer Latin America? The notion of Brazilians and Mexicans playing T20 at the Maracana or the Azteca is not as far-fetched as it sounds. Cricket was the first sport played in almost every country of the Americas - earlier than football, rugby or baseball. In 1877, when England and Australia played the inaugural Test match at the MCG, Uruguay and Argentina were already 10 years into their derby played across the River Plate. The visionary cricket historian Rowland Bowen reckoned that during the highpoint of cricket in South America between the two world wars, the continent could have provided the next Test nation.
Main title:
Evita burned down our pavilion : a cricketing odyssey through Latin America / Timothy Abraham, James Coyne.
Author:
Abraham, Timothy, authorCoyne, James, author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2022.
Collation:
448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781472132512 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.358098796.358796.358098 ABR
Language:
English
BRN:
1293437
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