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Cricket, lovely cricket
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When the great Yorkshire all-rounder George Hirst retired, he was asked to say a few lines about his career to the people present in the ground.
He took a deep breath and said, "What can you have better than a nice green field, with the wickets set up, and to go out and do the best for your side? I leave first-class cricket to those who have got to come. I hope they'll have the pleasure in it that I have had."