Mike Gatting on rebel cricket tour of South Africa

Title

Mike Gatting on rebel cricket tour of South Africa

Genre

Interview

TX Date

3 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:22

Description

Tony Millard interviews cricketer Mike Gatting about his decision to captain a 16 man squad of English cricketers who have signed contracts to play a rebel tour of South Africa in 1990. The decision has angered the cricketing establishment and anti-apartheid campaigners.

Contributors

Mike Gatting; Tony Millard

Keywords

Politics; Sport; Sports competitions; South Africa; Apartheid; Cricket; Anti-apartheid movements; England (cricket team); Sports teams

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