Paul Greatrix (@registrarism.bsky.social)

Beyond the Boundaries in Barbados Playing the Game: How Cricket Made Barbados by Brian Stoddart While stars like Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes, Charlie Griffith, Garry Sobers, Joel Garner, Desmond Haynes and numerous others thrilled global crowds, many if not most were lucky to do so, having to defy broader social circumstances in order to succeed. Because, as Brian Stoddart explains, cricket was central to the realignment of society in Barbados after the 1834 abolition of slavery, its organisation helping shape how Barbadians were ranked by colour, caste and class. https://proleartthreat.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/beyond-the-boundaries-in-barbados/