Jonathan,
You can try 'Lagaan'. However, it is an Indian (hindi) film and not 'black'
British.Lagaan means tax or land revenue. The event is a cricket match
between the local British cantonment in an obscure centre of Colonial India
and and an even obscure village. The stake is exemption of lagaan for three
consecutive years, if the brits lose the match.
A recent book on a similar theme is 'A corner of a foreign field' by
Ramachandra Guha. This again is not 'black' British but written in English.
You may also contact Mr. Boria Mazumdar who has published a few articles on
the same theme of 'cricket as a metaphor etc.' in Indian newspapers and
journals and is presently a research fellow in Oxford (if my memory serves
me right).
best,
Soumya.
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I am researching identity politics in 'black' British films made during the
1980s and am currently looking at the representation of cricket in film as
a metaphor of cultural/national/racial difference and conflict. I know this
is a wide (and some might say a little odd) area, but if anybody can give
any comments or point out any interesting essays, books, films and other
reference material regarding the cultural politics of sport in film, I
would be very grateful.
Many Thanks,
Jonathan
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