He gives a vivid sense of what it must have been like for a young West Indian to arrive in the wet and strange East Lancashire. He also describes how his subsequent education at university in Paris is helped by a local baker, and how his gradual politicisation is given a boost by meetings with local socialists, concerned with the harsh treatment and conditions suffered by the local working class millworkers. Although an extreme example, the meetings between other professional cricketers from the British Empire, and the mainly working-class amateurs of the Lancashire League, must have resulted in many other instances of mutual support and understanding. Race and Pace: West Indians in the East Lancashire League The league and its relationship with West Indies professional cricketers is the subject of a 2017 BBC television documentary: Race and Pace: West Indians in the East Lancashire League. The film features original footage of the players, shots of the ground and interviews with Wes Hall, Viv Richards, David Lloyd, and Learie Constantine's daughter. Honours 2019 1st XI Championship – Burnley Worsley Cup – Darwen Lancashire Knockout Cup – Lowerhouse 20/20 Cup – Ramsbottom Ron Singleton Colne Trophy – Walsden 2nd XI Championship – Clitheroe Lancashire Telegraph Cup – Ramsbottom 3rd XI Championship – Ramsbottom 2018 1st XI Championship – Walsden Worsley Cup – Lowerhouse Lancashire Knockout Cup – Darwen 20/20 Cup – Burnley Ron Singleton Colne Trophy – Burnley 2nd XI Championship – Walsden Lancashire Telegraph Cup – Walsden 3rd XI Championship – Walsden 2017 1st XI Championship – Clitheroe – Worsley Cup – Darwen Lancashire Knockout Cup – Lowerhouse 20/20 Cup – Clitheroe Ron Singleton Colne Trophy – Ramsbottom 2nd XI Championship – Darwen Lancashire Telegraph Cup – Darwen 3rd XI Championship – Clitheroe 2016 1st XI Championship – Ramsbottom Worsley Cup – Burnley Lancashire Knockout Cup – (Church, Enfield, Lowerhouse and Todmorden entered) 20/20 Cup – Church Ron Singleton Colne Trophy – Enfield 2nd XI Championship – Todmorden Lancashire Telegraph Cup – Haslingden 3rd XI Championship – Haslingden 2015 1st XI Championship – Burnley Worsley Cup – Burnley Lancashire Knockout Cup – (Church, Enfield, Lowerhouse and Todmorden entered) 20/20 Cup – Burnley Ron Singleton Colne Trophy – Burnley 2nd XI Championship – Burnley Lancashire Telegraph Cup – Ramsbottom 3rd XI Championship – Haslingden 2014 1st XI Championship – Lowerhouse Worsley Cup – Burnley Lancashire Knockout Cup – (Church, Enfield, Lowerhouse and