A Corner of a Foreign Field

A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport is a 2002 book by Indian historian Ramachandra Guha that offers a historical account of cricket in the Indian subcontinent.^[1]^[2] Some critics have called it one of the finest books on cricket.^[3]^[4]

Background[]

The book was initially conceived as a biography of left-arm spinner Palwankar Baloo. Baloo was a Dalit, a community that has historically been subjected to untouchability under the Indian caste system. His cricketing feats, however, enabled him to overcome contemporary Indian social barriers associated with being a Dalit.^[5] As Guha explored Baloo's story further, the book expanded to become a social history of cricket in India.^[6] On the subject of the book, Guha has written, "The making of modern India is its theme, with cricket serving merely as a vehicle, as my chief source of illustrative example."^[5]

Editions[]

An early edition cover featured a picture of author R.K. Narayan playing cricket with his nephews and niece.^[7]^[8]

References[]

^ Padmanabhan, Mukund (22 September 2002). "Rewriting cricket's history". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2018.^{[dead link]}
^ Lezard, Nicholas (3 May 2003). "Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field by Ramachandra Guha". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ Kynaston, David (23 May 2018). "Top 10 books about cricket". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "Which are the finest cricket books?". Cricinfo. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Haigh, Gideon (17 May 2008). "A cricket history of India". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Menon, Suresh (22 February 2009). "One writer, many hats". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Kodkani, Jayanth. "Malgudi's Sachin is 75". Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ Satyan, T.S. "Walking with R.K. Narayan". Frontline. Vol. 19 no. 14 (July 06–19, 2002 ed.). Retrieved 18 July 2018. I photographed him at work, with members of his family, listening to his daughter - Hema playing on the veena and more important - playing cricket with his nephews Thumbi and Nokki and niece Shanta.

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[1] Padmanabhan, Mukund (22 September 2002). "Rewriting cricket's history". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2018.^{[dead link]}

[2] Lezard, Nicholas (3 May 2003). "Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field by Ramachandra Guha". Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[3] Kynaston, David (23 May 2018). "Top 10 books about cricket". Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[4] "Which are the finest cricket books?". Cricinfo. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[Haigh-5] Haigh, Gideon (17 May 2008). "A cricket history of India". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[6] Menon, Suresh (22 February 2009). "One writer, many hats". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[7] Kodkani, Jayanth. "Malgudi's Sachin is 75". Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[8] Satyan, T.S. "Walking with R.K. Narayan". Frontline. Vol. 19 no. 14 (July 06–19, 2002 ed.). Retrieved 18 July 2018. I photographed him at work, with members of his family, listening to his daughter - Hema playing on the veena and more important - playing cricket with his nephews Thumbi and Nokki and niece Shanta.

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