Summary
Whenever any crisis occurs in cricket, we hear all the old clichés about the 'gentleman's game' and 'fair play'. But in reality, ever since the sport was first played on an international basis in 1877, it has been addicted to controversy. Partly because it has been imbued with a false morality, cricket loves to whip itself into periodic spells of hysteria over the conduct of players.
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Don't Dignify This As 'Cricket's Darkest Hour'
In the post-war history of English cricket, there have been few more universally respected figures than John Lever, the Essex left-arm bowler. Modest, friendly and hardworking, he was regarded by both colleagues and cricket followers as the ideal professional. But when he made his debut for England during a tour of India in 1976, he found himself embroiled in t...
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