Empire of Cricket - Season 1

First aired: 5/31/2009 4 episodes

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Episodes

1. England

Aired: 5/31/2009

A look at how the English invented cricket and exported it to the wider British Empire.

2. West Indies

Aired: 6/7/2009

The story of the development of cricket in the West Indies.

3. Australia

Aired: 6/14/2009

How Australia got the best cricket team in the world. Interviewees include Shane Warne.

4. India

Aired: 6/21/2009

The story of the Indian game, from its beginnings as the sport of the English colonisers to the riches and razzmatazz of today's Indian Premier League. Includes interviews with cricketers Kapil Dev, Bishan Bedi, Farokh Engineer, Sachin Tendulkar, Madan Lal, Michael Holding and Shane Warne.