Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England

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West Indian migration and the sport of cricket significantly influenced the cultural and social remaking of postwar England. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jan Bant

doi:10.1080/09523367.2026.2721117

August 26, 2026The International Journal of the History of Sport

Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England

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To examine how West Indian migration reshaped English cultural identity and postwar society through the social and imperial framework of cricket.
Conducted historical and cultural historiographical analysis of post-World War II West Indian migration to Great Britain.
Evaluated historical accounts, social reception, and institutional cricket dynamics during the Windrush era.
West Indian migrants used cricket as both a cultural bridge and an arena to contest racial hierarchies and colonial paternalism.
The integration of Caribbean cricketing culture substantially altered postwar English self-perception and broadened the boundaries of national identity.

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Historical analysis reveals how Caribbean migration transformed national identity through cricket in postwar England, highlighting the enduring influence of imperial culture.

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In Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England, Michael Collins studies the history of West Indian migration to England, and more broadly, the long ...

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