Cricket as a colonial weapon
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🗓️ 3 November 2021
⏱️ 38 minutes
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| 1:38.3 | From Chile to Khartoum, Shanghai to Sydney. |
| 1:42.8 | Wherever British colonists ventured in the 18th and 19th century, |
| 1:44.8 | cricket was sure to follow. |
| 1:51.1 | And it wasn't long before eager imperialists were viewing the game as a way to, in their eyes, |
| 1:55.3 | educate native populations in the virtues of Britishness. |
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