Jeremy Lonsdale and MCC in India 1926-27
This episode Geoff talks to cricket historian Jeremy Lonsdale about the MCC tour to India in 1926-27. The tour, led by Arthur Gilligan, was a pivotal moment in Indian cricket history with Indian cricketers proving that they were worthy to play Test matches in the very near future. Jeremy also talks about the political implications of the tour at a time when demands for self-government were becoming ever harder for the British government to ignore. He also describes the way in which class tensions arose between the European community in India and the cricketers from 'back home'.