1st Edition
The 1935 Australian Cricket Tour of India Breaking Down Social and Racial Barriers
1. Introduction
2. Bhupinder and Tarrant: players of the game
3. The has- beens and never will-bes
4. Who are these Australian fellows with ‘Grim determination and astounding stamina’?
5. Neither home nor away
6. The launch of Indian- Australian cricket
7. Beer, banquets and a Patiala Peg: food and drink on tour
8. Photographic reportage and the colonial imaginary
9. The atmosphere vibrated with triumphant joy
10. Conclusion
Biography
Megan Ponsford’s career as a documentary photographer took a sharp turn in 2005 when she located a box of long-forgotten archives whilst working at the Melbourne Cricket Club. This led to researching the first Australian cricket tour to India in 1935/36 which combined her greatest passions: cricket, photography, cultural history, travel, the subcontinent and family. Megan completed her PhD in 2016 and has subsequently published extensively.
