CLOSED SHOP IS ENDED FOR T20 GROWTH

Tim Wigmore discusses a welcome change in cricket thinking that may be a step towards a more inclusive sport

PLANET CRICKET

Game-changer: The World T20, won by the West Indies in 2016, should not be tinkered with anymore
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Throughout its history, cricket has been obsessed with the anachronistic concept of ‘status’. Until 1962, first-class cricketers in England were classified as either “gentlemen” (those with a private income, as it was known, who were able to play for free, though many were paid on the sly, giving...

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