First published 1986
On a sweltering Caribbean field, cricket is more than a game—it's a battlefield of colonial resistance. Local players transform a British sport into a weapon of cultural defiance, each stroke and strategy loaded with political meaning. As teams assemble under the tropical sun, each match becomes a complex negotiation of power, identity, and national pride. Young players challenge generations of imposed hierarchies through their precise, electrifying play. The sport becomes a language of rebellion, where every run scored is a statement of dignity and every wicket a small revolution.
Genres: 20th-century, african-literature, activism
Vibes: atmospheric, political, thought-provoking
Tropes: power-dynamics, resistance
Setting: Caribbean
Period: 20th-Century
319 pages · Paperback · Allison & Busby