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Published on 14 June 2023 in听The Conversation, Dr Collins explores how cricket helped Windrush arrivals build a sense of 鈥榟ome鈥� in听Britain.

"Cricket was played extensively in Britain in the 1950s, in towns, villages and cities, both in workplaces and as a social activity. And the sport had also become a ubiquitous cultural pastime in the English-speaking Caribbean.

Indeed, cricket was a key part of Britain鈥檚听, with the game helping to convey ideas about social order 鈥� in the colonial Caribbean, cricket clubs were segregated on the basis both of class and 鈥渞ace鈥�. An emphasis on respecting the rules, 鈥渇air play鈥� and sporting behaviour all enhanced this sense of white English prestige.

After the second world war, racism forced many new Windrush arrivals 鈥� predominantly black Caribbean men looking for employment in manual jobs 鈥� to set up their own cricket clubs...

Part of a story of black British history that goes far beyond protest, policing and 鈥渞esistance鈥�, this remarkable generation of Windrush cricketers were pioneers of community building in England. In so doing, they helped transform what it means to be British."

This article is part of The Conversation's听, which marks the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain.