Letter: Cricket, clowns and chewing-gum

Friday 25 July 1997 23:02 BST

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Sir: Here are a couple of critical reflections of an old man after viewing the Test cricket on television:

The facial cream of the cricketers, making them resemble clowns in a circus. Is there no invisible ointment available to do the job?

The vigorous and incessant chewing of gum by both captains. I am glad that my memory of JB Hobbs and Don Bradman does not include this.

MICHAEL STEELE

Princes Risborough

Buckinghamshire

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