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The proposed South African cricket tour of England in 1970 was cancelled as a result of an incredible campaign carried out by a young group of activists – the Stop The Seventy Tour movement led by the 20-year-old Peter Hain.
The movement itself was variously landmark, far-reaching and hilarious. Extremely innovative in its direct-action methods, it triggered the isolation of South Africa from the cricket world and contributed significantly in the fight to end apartheid in the land. The campaign was the result of a long history of subjugation and exploitation of the non-whites in South Africa, and the social discrimination was reflected in the way they were marginalised in the sporting world. The book takes a detailed look at this social history through the prism of white and non-white cricket of South Africa, covering the turbulent apartheid era of 1948-1970.
“Writtem at galloping speed. An enjoyable read.” David Frith
“I am immensely impressed by the research that has gone into the book, the way so many threads are gathered together in telling the story. I love the flickering style of it, moving from scene to scene with such an eye for the telling detail. The use of the present tense makes it so immediate and, running through it all, there is a terrific sense of the injustice of apartheid. Full marks to Arun Sengupta for taking a well-worn subject and creating such an original book.” Stephen Chalke
Arunabha Sengupta
Arunabha Sengupta is a historian and cricket writer based in Amsterdam. He has worked as a freelance cricket correspondent and columnist for various print and online publications.
He is also the author of the cricket-based mystery pastiche Sherlock Holmes and the Birth of The Ashes.
