Methodology

Background

The ‘Cricket in Us’ project came about from discussions that a few past cricketers were having as to who was the first person to play in the Preston & District cricket league from the South Asian community and which was the first South Asian heritage side to win a cup in the league.
heritage_lottery_fund The opportunity to answer these and many other questions arose when the Heritage Lottery Fund made available grants to support local initiatives to discover their heritage. This was a golden opportunity and Red Rose Cricket Club submitted an application to carry out a research project to discover the role cricket played amongst the South Asian community in Preston.

Research Methods

The Project wil use the following methods:

To undertake desk research into the role cricket played in the settlement and integration of South Asian communities in Preston from the 1960s.
To undertake 200 interviews, focus groups and video diaries.
To use the information gathered to produce a website, exhibitions, talks and archives to be stored in local museums.

Download Questionnaires:
The Project identified and interviewed a number of cricketers and Partners using the following questionnaires: (Requires Adobe Reader)

Findings

The findings of the research will be presented in the following formats:

Website
Exhibitions
Mobile display
Booklets
DVD

For further information or to contribute to the Project email info@redrosesportsclub.org.uk