Cricket Research Network 2024 Round Table

Sport in History Podcast

This episode is a recording of a Roundtable discussion during the first Cricket Research Network conference, held at the Museum of Welsh Cricket in Cardiff on 23 February 2024. The discussion was Chaired by Professor Dominic Malcolm (Loughborough University) and the participants (in the order in which they appear on the recording) were: Michael Collins, Associate Professor Modern History, UCL and member of the Independent Commission on Equity in Cricket (ICEC) Raf Nicholson, Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University and Chair of the Cricket Research Network Mark Frost, Development Manager, Cricket Wales and Glamorgan Cricket Kate Aldridge, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, England and Wales Cricket Board The theme of the conference was ‘Cricket in a post-ICEC World: Where do we go from here?’ and the Roundtable discussion was framed around three central questions: what had been achieved since the publication of the ICEC report, what were the priority areas for future development, and how could the Cricket Research Network contribute to the important work of reducing, and ultimately eliminating, structural and institutional racism, sexism and class-based discrimination in the game.