Would ICC inventor recognise decolonised cricket?

“Inter-rivalry within the Empire cannot fail to draw together our kinsmen who regard cricket as our national sport.” – Abe Bailey

Telford Vice / Cape Town

MODERN international cricket was shaped by a man born in a backwater who played only three first-class matches. He never scored more than eight in any of his five innings at that level — or more than 16 not out at any senior level — but he did take 11 first-class wickets at 18.27. 

“Inter-rivalry within the [British] Empire cannot f...