Cricket is first and foremost a dramatic spectacle. It belongs with theatre, ballet, opera and the dance. (C. L. R. James)

Cricket is first and foremost a dramatic spectacle. It belongs with theatre, ballet, opera and the dance.

C. L. R. James

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