For 19th-century imperialists, cricket wasn’t just a game, it was a means of exporting “British virtues” across the empire. Dr Souvik Naha tells Spencer Mizen about the sport’s great “civilising mission”.

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Spencer MizenSenior Production Editor, BBC History Magazine

Spencer is senior production editor of BBC History Magazine

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