History of Cricket - Between World War I to World War II
Episode 13, Jan 03, 2019, 07:34 PM
In the previous podcast, we had covered cricket since its beginning to the period immediately preceding World War 1. The last Test before the War was played between England and South Africa in February 1914. With the onset of the war, there wasn’t any Test cricket played between the 3 countries as priorities changed. Ironically cricket was played in India, whereas in England, South Africa and West Indies, First Class cricket was abandoned for the entire duration of the war. In Australia and New Zealand, cricket was played in the 1914-15 season but afterwards, First-Class matches were completely abandoned.
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