Certificate of Achievement
Mary Templeman Hogg - O'Rourke
has completed the following course:
West Indies Cricket: Our Story
The University of the West Indies
This course explored the development of cricket in the English-speaking Caribbean from the perspective of the West Indian people. The course explained the sport’s regional evolution, the team’s wins, losses and the stars from both the men’s and women’s team and the centrality of cricket in Caribbean development and culture.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Dr Akshai Mansingh
Dean, Faculty of Sport UWI
The University of the West Indies
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain trends in WI cricket by referencing key occurences
- Describe the events that led to George Headley becoming the first regional and international WI Cricket superstar
- Analyze the factors that led to women’s participation and contribution to WI cricket
- Articulate the relationship between West Indies cricket and culture
- Explain the factors that led to East Indian presence and contribution to WI test cricket
- Describe the factors that led to West Indies cricket team gaining test status in 1928
Syllabus
- Formation of West Indies Cricket pre-1928: Plantocracy, Multi-racial societies
- George Headley – First regional and international West Indies Cricket superstar
- East Indian Presence and Contribution to West Indies Test Cricket
- 1930 – 1950 – Independent nations and teams: India and Pakistan
- Historical Trends in West Indies Cricket Series Performance
- Women in West Indies Cricket
- West Indies Cricket Caribbean Culture, Politics and the Economy
Issued on 17th July 2022
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