Bonus 2 - ACD and Literary Cricket, with Ollie Randall

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Mark interviews historian and author Ollie Randall about his book on literary cricketers and their impact on English culture.

In the second of our bonus episodes, Mark talks with historian and author Ollie Randall about his book Writers in Whites: How a group of literary cricketers changed English culture (London: Fairfield Books, 2026) which is released today. Bonus episodes are released early to patrons. If you want to hear these episodes when they are first available, sign up at https://www.patreon.com/doingsofdoyle as a free or paid member. Ollie Randall Ollie Randall is a writer, historian and cartoonist. He completed his doctoral thesis, 'Cricket, Literary Culture and Englishness' in January 2026, which has become the basis for his book Writers in Whites (2026). Ollie has written articles for a variety of publications, including The Sherlock Holmes Journal, and most frequently the Times Literary Supplement. He has worked as the historical researcher for a former leader of the House of Lords, and as a tour manager on cultural tours. His second book, Lord’s and Maharajas – about the political intrigue and imperial crisis that shaped the origins of Indian international cricket – is due out in Autumn 2026. Next time on Doings of Doyle… For our 75th regular episode, we cover one of Conan Doyle’s most…

People in this episode

Host: Mark

Guest: Ollie Randall

Topics covered

• literary cricket
• English culture
• historical research
• Arthur Conan Doyle
• interviews

Keywords

• literary cricket
• Ollie Randall
• Writers in Whites
• Arthur Conan Doyle
• historical research
• English culture
• interview

Sponsors

Belanger Books

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fairfield Books

Books & works: Writers in Whites: How a group of literary cricketers changed English culture, J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement, Lord’s and Maharajas

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