it draws people from all over the world with the one thing they have in common
with the one thing they have in common
with the one thing they have in common is they’re a little bit a little bit
is they’re a little bit a little bit
is they’re a little bit a little bit eccentric sometimes
I grew up in it in the hills of Scotland
I grew up in it in the hills of Scotland so it was a very sad and lonely place to
so it was a very sad and lonely place to
so it was a very sad and lonely place to be a cricket fan there was not many
be a cricket fan there was not many
be a cricket fan there was not many people to play with a lot of sheep
people to play with a lot of sheep
people to play with a lot of sheep around it was always my dream to play
around it was always my dream to play
around it was always my dream to play international cricket I dreamed of being
international cricket I dreamed of being
international cricket I dreamed of being a tearaway fat baller for England but it
a tearaway fat baller for England but it
a tearaway fat baller for England but it was a very sad day at school around
was a very sad day at school around
was a very sad day at school around lunchtime age 11 when I realized I was
lunchtime age 11 when I realized I was
lunchtime age 11 when I realized I was never going to be good enough so I
never going to be good enough so I
never going to be good enough so I lowered my sights and I set them in
lowered my sights and I set them in
lowered my sights and I set them in Scotland it was even more pathetic the
Scotland it was even more pathetic the
Scotland it was even more pathetic the day I realized it was never gonna cut
day I realized it was never gonna cut
day I realized it was never gonna cut the cost for them but I I managed to
the cost for them but I I managed to
the cost for them but I I managed to travel around we’d be lucky enough to
travel around we’d be lucky enough to
travel around we’d be lucky enough to play cricket in more than 40 countries
play cricket in more than 40 countries
play cricket in more than 40 countries purely as an amateur what that was a
purely as an amateur what that was a
purely as an amateur what that was a huge rugby fan and growing up I was a
huge rugby fan and growing up I was a
huge rugby fan and growing up I was a lot smaller than my brothers or whatever
lot smaller than my brothers or whatever
lot smaller than my brothers or whatever and my eldest brother came in with a
and my eldest brother came in with a
and my eldest brother came in with a cricket fed one day and said that he
cricket fed one day and said that he
cricket fed one day and said that he plays at school so my mom signed me up
plays at school so my mom signed me up
plays at school so my mom signed me up to their local team and it took me about
to their local team and it took me about
to their local team and it took me about five years to actually get anywhere with
five years to actually get anywhere with
five years to actually get anywhere with the game eventually it clicked as he
the game eventually it clicked as he
the game eventually it clicked as he does with a lot of people closing in
does with a lot of people closing in
does with a lot of people closing in around 31 now so my competitive playing
around 31 now so my competitive playing
around 31 now so my competitive playing days are over so I’m coaching a bit more
days are over so I’m coaching a bit more
days are over so I’m coaching a bit more now I spent the last few years playing
now I spent the last few years playing
now I spent the last few years playing and coaching in Estonia in Eastern
and coaching in Estonia in Eastern
and coaching in Estonia in Eastern Europe which is a very strong
Europe which is a very strong
Europe which is a very strong development developmental side of it
development developmental side of it
development developmental side of it though
we just grew up playing it really on the
we just grew up playing it really on the street on the streets on I think it
street on the streets on I think it
street on the streets on I think it might have been in 1983 when India won
might have been in 1983 when India won
might have been in 1983 when India won the World Cup there’s this whole frenzy
the World Cup there’s this whole frenzy
the World Cup there’s this whole frenzy going on and that’s when I really
going on and that’s when I really
going on and that’s when I really started getting into it want to become a
started getting into it want to become a
started getting into it want to become a Test cricketer found that wasn’t really
Test cricketer found that wasn’t really
Test cricketer found that wasn’t really caught native mind wasn’t one thing the
caught native mind wasn’t one thing the
caught native mind wasn’t one thing the body didn’t quite agree and all that
body didn’t quite agree and all that
body didn’t quite agree and all that sort of thing crickets one of those
sort of thing crickets one of those
sort of thing crickets one of those games where it’s like the individual
games where it’s like the individual
games where it’s like the individual within the team sort of dynamic as
within the team sort of dynamic as
within the team sort of dynamic as opposed to lunch sport where the
opposed to lunch sport where the
opposed to lunch sport where the individual tends to get lost
individual tends to get lost
individual tends to get lost no more mercy you’ve hit me every time
no more mercy you’ve hit me every time
no more mercy you’ve hit me every time actually it’s a complexity in a sport
actually it’s a complexity in a sport
actually it’s a complexity in a sport that actually attracts me more than
that actually attracts me more than
that actually attracts me more than anything else and the game’s traditions
anything else and the game’s traditions
anything else and the game’s traditions it’s it’s got a rich history lots of
it’s it’s got a rich history lots of
it’s it’s got a rich history lots of very eccentric characters it’s a lot of
very eccentric characters it’s a lot of
very eccentric characters it’s a lot of rich literature about cricket
I think cricket is one of the most
I think cricket is one of the most international games as that’s the second
international games as that’s the second
international games as that’s the second most popular sport in the world and has
most popular sport in the world and has
most popular sport in the world and has a long history going back hundreds of
a long history going back hundreds of
a long history going back hundreds of years
years
years so really has spread its roots very far
so really has spread its roots very far
so really has spread its roots very far thanks to British soldiers very much
thanks to British soldiers very much
thanks to British soldiers very much like syphilis so there’s travel very far
like syphilis so there’s travel very far
like syphilis so there’s travel very far and wide something a lot of people don’t
and wide something a lot of people don’t
and wide something a lot of people don’t realize is that cricket – the first
realize is that cricket – the first
realize is that cricket – the first national sports of Canada and the first
national sports of Canada and the first
national sports of Canada and the first national pastime of the United States
national pastime of the United States
national pastime of the United States Benjamin Franklin helped formalize the
Benjamin Franklin helped formalize the
Benjamin Franklin helped formalize the rules George Washington got his troops
rules George Washington got his troops
rules George Washington got his troops to play in battle at Valley Forge to
to play in battle at Valley Forge to
to play in battle at Valley Forge to boost in morale and said Johnny
boost in morale and said Johnny
boost in morale and said Johnny MacDonald’s in 1867 when Canada became
MacDonald’s in 1867 when Canada became
MacDonald’s in 1867 when Canada became Canada declared cricket the National
Canada declared cricket the National
Canada declared cricket the National Sports what’s good about cricket Louis
Sports what’s good about cricket Louis
Sports what’s good about cricket Louis there’s so many different sides to it
there’s so many different sides to it
there’s so many different sides to it you have the batting you have the
you have the batting you have the
you have the batting you have the bowling and you have the fielding and
bowling and you have the fielding and
bowling and you have the fielding and you have the wicket keeping a sight to
you have the wicket keeping a sight to
you have the wicket keeping a sight to that you have different groups there’s
that you have different groups there’s
that you have different groups there’s the mental aspect to it is the cultural
the mental aspect to it is the cultural
the mental aspect to it is the cultural aspect the historical the statistical
aspect the historical the statistical
aspect the historical the statistical there’s a lot of things that come
there’s a lot of things that come
there’s a lot of things that come together to make it an enjoyable pastime
together to make it an enjoyable pastime
together to make it an enjoyable pastime for many people
in North America cricket tends to be
in North America cricket tends to be very ethnically based it tends to be
very ethnically based it tends to be
very ethnically based it tends to be lead cricket there are actually very few
lead cricket there are actually very few
lead cricket there are actually very few social cricket teams fortunately now
social cricket teams fortunately now
social cricket teams fortunately now with the internet it’s managing to bring
with the internet it’s managing to bring
with the internet it’s managing to bring a lot of people together to create these
a lot of people together to create these
a lot of people together to create these social teams but in league cricket it
social teams but in league cricket it
social teams but in league cricket it tends to be you have people from Punjab
tends to be you have people from Punjab
tends to be you have people from Punjab in the Punjab team people from Jamaica
in the Punjab team people from Jamaica
in the Punjab team people from Jamaica and the Jamaican team people from
and the Jamaican team people from
and the Jamaican team people from turning the dad in the Trinidadian team
turning the dad in the Trinidadian team
turning the dad in the Trinidadian team and for someone from outside those
and for someone from outside those
and for someone from outside those communities it’s not always accessible
communities it’s not always accessible
communities it’s not always accessible for them which is unfortunate but the
for them which is unfortunate but the
for them which is unfortunate but the great thing with social cricket
great thing with social cricket
great thing with social cricket anyone can come together no matter what
anyone can come together no matter what
anyone can come together no matter what the backgrounds no matter what the
the backgrounds no matter what the
the backgrounds no matter what the culture the age the sex nationality
culture the age the sex nationality
culture the age the sex nationality everyone is welcome
he’s a very long game and I think once
he’s a very long game and I think once you spend that amount of time playing a
you spend that amount of time playing a
you spend that amount of time playing a game you get to know people very well
game you get to know people very well
game you get to know people very well and I’ve made some very good friends
and I’ve made some very good friends
and I’ve made some very good friends through the game the great thing about
through the game the great thing about
through the game the great thing about cricket is you can meet someone from the
cricket is you can meet someone from the
cricket is you can meet someone from the other side of the world and instantly
other side of the world and instantly
other side of the world and instantly your mates
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