Beyond a Boundary
Beyond a Boundary (1963)
“Cricket is an art, not a bastard or a poor relation, but a full member of the community. (…) Cricket is first and foremost a dramatic spectacle. It belong with the theatre, ballet, opera and dance.”
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C. L. R. James
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Beyond a Boundary
Source: Beyond a Boundary (1963), p. 196
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