If you’ve enjoyed listening to A Flash Outside the Off Stump you might be interested to know that I’ve now converted it into book form. All the information in the podcasts is covered plus additional material on the 1930s India tours to England, the Indian Gymkhana and a look at some of the players I … More Out Now – Beyond the Pale by Andy Carter
And so here we are, at the final episode of a Flash Outside the Off Stump. What started as a university project assignment has over the last two years turned into a labour of love with listeners in nearly 50 countries. I hope you’ve enjoyed listening to these podcasts as much as I have enjoyed … More Episode 18 – Conclusions
In this, the penultimate episode of A Flash Outside the Off Stump, we look at Learie Constantine’s post cricket career, his contribution to the British War effort and involvement in the establishment of an independent Trinidad & Tobago and his twilight years in late 1960s England.
The latest episode of A Flash Outside The Off Stump tells the story of Learie Constantine from his childhood on a cocoa plantation in 1900s Maraval to his final test match appearance in August 1939. Constantine’s career had taken him from the racially charged atmosphere of Trinidadian club cricket to a professional contract in the … More Episode 16 – Constantine the Great
Ranjitsinhji returned to first class cricket in 1920, but at the age of 47 and with only one good eye, he was a shadow of his former self. Poor form and injury ensured that he played just three matches. However, two more Indian princes were waiting in the wings. This episode tells the story of … More Episode 15 – A Chip Off The Old Block
1911 was a pivotal year in Indian cricket as it marked the first time that a truly representative India side toured abroad. This episode tells the story of that tour and of the remarkable man who was India’s best player of the tour, Palwankar Baloo. As an untouchable, Baloo’s struggle for recognition in the game … More Episode 14 – A United Kingdom
Newly installed as Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, Ranjitsinhji had hoped to find his troubles behind him, but he was to find himself in the wars both figuratively and literally. This episode tells of his off-field financial woes in the years leading up to the 1st World War, his service in the war, how an act … More Episode 13 – Ranji in the Wars
Ranji was still capable of playing as well as ever in the years 1901 to 1904 but his form became erratic as outside influences caught up with him. He was dogged by money worries and was increasingly drawn in to intrigues about the Nawanagar succession. His England career ignobly petered out although he was still … More Episode 12 – The Playboy Prince
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