Cricket: There's Something Black in the Dal

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March 21, 2007

What a World Cup. And I say that as a cricket neophyte.

Stunning upsets, out-of-control fans, stocks in effigy companies spiking…and murder?

Bob Woolmer, 58, is dead. They found the unconscious coach of Pakistan’s team in his hotel room this weekend and he died soon after that at a hospital. At first, I was told by my cricket tutors that it was probably a heart attack; after a bruising defeat, it seemed entirely plausible. Woolmer’s family seemed to agree, from various reports that I had read. But what really happened to him? Did he die of unnatural causes (Thanks WGiiA, Anon and Anil)?

Police are now treating Bob Woolmer’s death as suspicious, Mark Shields, the deputy commissioner of police, told a news conference in Jamaica. A full-scale investigation has been ordered.

…”Having met with the pathologists, our medical personnel and investigators, there is now sufficient information to continue a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Woolmer, which we are now treating as suspicious.”

However, unconfirmed reports suggested Woolmer might have been murdered because marks were found around his neck. [Link]

Hmmmm. I’ll keep you posted. Well, you’ll probably keep ME posted, but you know what I meant. The education of this dilettante cricket fan continues…and really, it doesn’t need to be THIS interesting.

POSTED BY anna @ 6:30 AM

72 comments

1 · No von Mises on March 21, 2007 9:23 AM · Direct link

When I heard about Woolmer, I for shizzle thought he got Escobar-ed. I hope I'm wrong. His death has certainly dampened my World Cup spirit.

2 · SP on March 21, 2007 9:48 AM · Direct link

I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Kind of makes you long for the days when Pakistan's biggest problems were prima donna-ish fast bowlers.

The news story is slightly sensationalised, however, the police spokesperson said that this death, like all sudden deaths, would be treated as potentially suspicious.

Doctors in the house, would you be able to tell if someone had a heart attack with a first round of post-mortem investigations?

3 · green angel on March 21, 2007 10:12 AM · Direct link

I read somewhere he was already at odds with the captain of the team... who (strangely enough) was insisting he be present at the autopsy.

4 · Santosh on March 21, 2007 10:41 AM · Direct link

Besides his obvious ties to the subcontinent in terms of cricket, here's an interesting "desi angle" for you:
He was born in Kanpur, India in 1948.

5 · Red Snapper on March 21, 2007 10:42 AM · Direct link

If he has been murdered -- I find it hard to have words to describe what it will mean for cricket. I know it seems wrong to even think of that in the face of this tragedy, and the death of a man --- but I don't have words to describe what it would mean.

6 · Ramchandra on March 21, 2007 10:44 AM · Direct link

Anna,

How'd did you guys not mention this article

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=shah/070319

7 · Slow Mutineer on March 21, 2007 10:48 AM · Direct link

Anna,

How'd did you guys not mention this article

How did we not mention it? I'm the one who's "covering" cricket. I work 12-hour days, often without lunch. I post when and what I can. I'm writing a post about that link, too. Sorry I'm not fast enough.

I love how I came here to escape a horrid day at work and only felt worse for it. Just desserts for seeking distraction.

8 · Jean Chretien on March 21, 2007 10:56 AM · Direct link

For anyone who wanted to watch some of the games online, sopcast is broadcasting at least a few of them. Go to sopcast.org and download the player. The sl v bangla game is on ch. 11827, bangladesh is getting pasted.

9 · chachaji on March 21, 2007 11:05 AM · Direct link

I post when and what I can.

Anna - Akka, I hope you're not feeling under-appreciated! I can't imagine how much energy it must have taken to anchor three hugely popular threads (that I know of) over the past few days. Then again, one underestimates the energy one can put into the things one loves to do. Just wanted you to know that that love and energy are coming through, and are very greatly appreciated, most certainly by this thamma!

10 · Red Snapper on March 21, 2007 11:05 AM · Direct link

From The Australian:

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Investigators have also begun to trawl through security tapes from the Pegasus Hotel in Jamaica where the team is staying, with claims last night Woolmer was about to reveal the shady world of match-fixing in a new book called Discovering Cricket.

Former Pakistan fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz suggested that Woolmer may have been murdered by a betting syndicate.

"Has Woolmer carried with him to the grave dark secrets that could have brought ruin upon Pakistan's players?" he said. "Did he pay for being the unwitting receptacle of information that was never to be shared?"

Nawaz claimed that at least five bookies from Pakistan had landed in the West Indies when the World Cup began and had been in touch with Pakistani players.

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11 · Slow Mutineer on March 21, 2007 11:13 AM · Direct link

Chachaji, thank you so much for writing such a kind comment, for recognizing how I'm feeling. Very sweet of you and much appreciated. The day feels better already (and considering what's gone down in the four hours I've been here, that's no small feat).

12 · nfa on March 21, 2007 11:13 AM · Direct link

sorry if it sounds a bit racist but the sub-continent has played havoc with the gme of cricket......yeah the crowds and the money and tha passion is all very well but taking in the socio-cultural context ,the sub-continent contributed its charming ethos of politicking and corruption(match fixing)that permeated the game for most of the 90's.

Money and crime would always go hand in hand(thus spake NFA).It might not be certain but my bet is on foul-play being involved......a crazed-out fan.....bookie-contacts who wanted to shut him up lest he indulge in some kiss-and-tell or(the mind shudders),some internal squabble in the team gone too far.

Anywhichways,if it does indeed turn out that the death wasn't entirely from natural causes,it will be a disaster for cricket and something that will put off many (including myself) from the game for a long time to come .

Time for South Asia to clean up its cricket(besides many other things of course)

13 · SP on March 21, 2007 11:14 AM · Direct link

Former Pakistan cricketers are inveterate drama queens, remember Rashid Latif and his "dramatic" revelations? I'd take Sarfaraz Nawaz's little bit of media-baiting with a pinch of salt.

14 · SM Intern on March 21, 2007 11:17 AM · Direct link

I'd take Sarfaraz Nawaz's little bit of media-baiting with a pinch of salt.

Excellent timing-- that was exactly what we were wondering about in the bunker last night, i.e. how credible is he? He made some frightening allegations...

15 · shlok on March 21, 2007 11:32 AM · Direct link

woolmers wife don't think so.

anna, we all appreciate the sm bloggers. it's just that this website is so popular that a lot of us forget that this project is a part time thing for you folks.

I work 12-hour days, often without lunch. I post when and what I can. I'm writing a post about that link, too. Sorry I'm not fast enough.

16 · WesternGhaat on March 21, 2007 11:34 AM · Direct link

He made some frightening allegations...

Sarfaraz Nawaz has always been a flame thrower....right since his playing days , on and off the field. While there has been Match-fixing in cricket, I wonder if that was the cause behind Woolmers death.

oh and Ms Anna, Dont get mad at the #6 comment.. I think , for someone who claims to have little knowledge about the game , you are doing a fine job.

17 · Jeet on March 21, 2007 11:39 AM · Direct link

Kingston: Jamaican police confirmed early this morning that Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer had been poisoned just hours after saying that autopsy reports had proved inconclusive. Deputy police commissioner Mark Shields said they had launched a full investigation into the suspicious death of Woolmer. A leading Pakistani channel reported that marks were also found on his neck. The police have also restricted the movement of the Pakistani players, who are scheduled to play Zimbabwe in their final match today.

link

18 · indianoguy on March 21, 2007 11:39 AM · Direct link

Oye SM Intern
I posted a story on news tab about Sarfaraz Nawaz's allegations, Did you delete it?

nfa
I dont think sub-continent is entirely responsible, most of the betting money comes from Dubai Sheiks. I heard rumours that, Betting on an India-Pakistan Match in the world cup amounts to $2-3 billion. I once met a guy who won Rs. 15 lakhs during the last world cup.

19 · Jeet on March 21, 2007 11:41 AM · Direct link

A N N A, i think it is black dal...the makhani kind

20 · bytewords on March 21, 2007 11:45 AM · Direct link

@12, it is racist. matchfixing was hardly limited to south asia, the other (known) equally big players being south africa and australia. and not the desi cricketers in those teams just in case you are wondering.

21 · nfa on March 21, 2007 12:04 PM · Direct link

@12, it is racist. matchfixing was hardly limited to south asia, the other (known) equally big players being south africa and australia. and not the desi cricketers in those teams just in case you are wondering.

I knew this was coming.But here is my take on this,
Match fixing in other nations was never systemic and limited to one-offs maybe.Hnasie Cronje got caught and there was an outrage and he ended up disgraced and shamed like he should have.
Back in India and Pakistan however ,everyone who has been deemed to be involved(and there have many many) still go about their buisness running gyms,being socilaites ,appearing on TV shows.....rather than conduct a fullscale inquiry and try and get these men nehind bars(which is what they deserve),everyone was let off with puny symbolic fines and the entire issue swept under the rug with the finesse of seasoned housemaid.
You always got the nagging feeling there was much more to it than was revealed and likely because the involvement ran much deeper than just the Azharuddins and the Jadejas and Salim Mallicks.

22 · L.B. Parsi on March 21, 2007 12:11 PM · Direct link

Awesome, another opportunity for the locals to be introduced to desi interests solely for stereotypically negative reasons.

23 · Farouk Engineer on March 21, 2007 12:17 PM · Direct link

Most of the money comes from Dubai Sheiks? C'mon now, that's a loosey-goosey statement. Cricket like all big money professional sports is full of brown envelopes, even white envelopes. Who knows who was most exposed when the Irish gave Pakistan a tonking, but I think you need to consider that gambling syndicates everywhere from Kuala Lumpur to Glasgow to Porpoise Spit could have lost some serious spondulics on Paddy's Day.

This is not to say Woolmer was murdered by a hitman working on behalf of a bookie. It could have done by an agent safeguarding Pakistan's interests. It could have also been the result of words, which turned into handbags.

It's looking less and less like a heart attack. How the nine host nations and respective Cricket authorities and supporters will deal with this is going to be interesting. It *really* isn't about the cricket anymore.

24 · Prateek on March 21, 2007 12:20 PM · Direct link

To add to the match-fixing theme: even when players like Cronje or Samuels were caught, the bookies they dealt with were Desi. These events are just the symptoms of the massive influence that betting in the subcontinent has on the game.

25 · Whose God is it anyways? on March 21, 2007 12:23 PM · Direct link

"Awesome, another opportunity for the locals to be introduced to desi interests solely for stereotypically negative reasons."

yes. there's a link to this story on cnn.com's front page - the only front page link to the cricket world cup so far. and probably the last (unless the woolmer story takes an even more sinister turn), except for maybe announcing the winner at the end.

anna, i do want to add my voice to the others and commed you for these cricket posts -even these unfortunate subject ones- and catering to us cricket-philes even though it may not be a major concern for you. but your efforts and the enthusiasm that you are mustering for it are appreciated. thanks. it's not easy being in a cricket-oblivious country at a time like this.

26 · nfa on March 21, 2007 12:31 PM · Direct link

Awesome, another opportunity for the locals to be introduced to desi interests solely for stereotypically negative reasons.

Not stereotyping but stating the obvious.This is just not about cricket...every human activity operates within the context of a socio-cultural milieu.Corruption is rampant back in the des and it was quite natural it would affect the way we deal with our cricket.
Just a little aide

"The first step towards correcting a problem is acknowledging that the problem exists"-from the couch-sessions.

27 · Red Snapper on March 21, 2007 12:32 PM · Direct link

Yeah ANNA I also want to say thank you for taking the time and being generous with your time to give us these threads -- you're a star.

28 · Whose God is it anyways? on March 21, 2007 12:36 PM · Direct link

ok. just got very emotional seeing inzi get out and leave the field for the last time in an ODI. he deserved better circumstances under which to leave.

nfa, shane warne and mark waugh continued their illustrious careers even after being caught dealing with bookies. the aussie cricketing establishment barely slapped them on the wrist. even bob woolmer found it hard to accept that hansie cronje had erred so badly and continued to defend him and make excuses for him (naturally, as a friend and mentor he found it hard to swallow) , even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. as long as people are willing to be corrupted, there will be corruptors everywhere, not just in the subcontinent.

29 · Red Snapper on March 21, 2007 12:44 PM · Direct link

We have to say thought that nothing is confirmed yet. Let's see what happens.

30 · SP on March 21, 2007 12:46 PM · Direct link

Yeah, poor Aloo. He does seem like a decent guy, even if the Cricinfo Pakistan correspondent says he's got all dictatorial.

As for the money and the South Asian connection to match fixing, well, most of the money in cricket is in the subcontinent, that's where the ad revenues (and betting) are biggest, and that's one of the reasons the BCCI elections are so hotly contested - and let's not forget, England and Australia are relatively small media markets and there isn't even that much demand for cricket there any more, except for the Ashes, so the big splashy tournaments and bigger player salaries are being funded disproportionately by desi revenues. Not such a surprise, then, that when corruption occurs, India and Pakistan are prime spots for it, and also that when scandals like the Darrell Hair one erupt, South Asian sentiments have to be handled carefully.

31 · bytewords on March 21, 2007 1:20 PM · Direct link

@nfa

frankly, i don't see the point of the alternate thread here when you believe south asians are fundamentally corrupt. in that sense if you see people punished you think "the whole team is corrupt but they caught only these". cant help you there, but that is what people would call "biased".

maybe i am naive, but it appears to me that in this case, india and pakistan have done far more than south africa and australia in pursuing match fixing.

This is just not about cricket...every human activity operates within the context of a socio-cultural milieu.Corruption is rampant back in the des and it was quite natural it would affect the way we deal with our cricket

and maybe you shouldn't deal with me---i might be corrupt and scheming too. who knows, the social mileu i grew up in was like that after all. did you check your wallet? still there?

32 · indianoguy on March 21, 2007 1:21 PM · Direct link

Most of the money comes from Dubai Sheiks? C'mon now, that's a loosey-goosey statement.

I agree, I was a bit generalising. As far as I know Dubai is still the centre of betting mafia, but they have expanded into south Asia. BTW did anybody notice that there are not many matches being played in Dubai, What do you make of it?

33 · Karthik on March 21, 2007 1:24 PM · Direct link

BTW did anybody notice that there are not many matches being played in Dubai, What do you make of it?

I assumed that it was because everyone was involved in preparing for the world cup. Also this has been a trend since the ICC moved there right?

34 · vivek on March 21, 2007 1:39 PM · Direct link

Imran Nazir of Pakistan scored the third 50 of his 150 from 17 balls.

35 · Al_Mujahid_for_debauchery on March 21, 2007 1:42 PM · Direct link

Whats the highest individual score in a One-Day game?
Imran Nazir is on his way to score 200+........Allah Hu Akbar!

36 · Al_Mujahid_for_debauchery on March 21, 2007 1:46 PM · Direct link

Apparently I jinxed the poor bastard :(

37 · Whose God is it anyways? on March 21, 2007 1:47 PM · Direct link

saeed anwar's 194 against india is highest odi score so far, i think.

38 · Whose God is it anyways? on March 21, 2007 1:50 PM · Direct link

courtesy of cricinfo, highest indiv. scores in World cups: http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/WC/BATTING/WC_BAT_HIGH_INNS_SCORES.html

sri lanka shows india how to play bangladesh (albeit bangladesh look flatter today, lots of fielding mistakes). friday is going to be too tense!

39 · nfa on March 21, 2007 1:52 PM · Direct link

frankly, i don't see the point of the alternate thread here when you believe south asians are fundamentally corrupt.

Neither said nor implied.You are making the same mistake of jumping to conclusions that I used to do a lot when younger.

1."Crime is more prevalent in blacks than white people"-fact
2."Every black person is a criminal"-bias,stereotyping

maybe i am naive, but it appears to me that in this case, india and pakistan have done far more than south africa and australia in pursuing match fixing.

Thanks for the humor.They have indeed done a lot,wherever there was the hint of anyone non-Indian involved.Any chargesheet against anyone with brwon skin yet?The only fall-out has been game-suspension for a few people who had fallen out of favor with the establishment,thats all.If Indian authorities were serious about match-fixing,Azharuddin would be wearing striped pyjamas today.

and maybe you shouldn't deal with me---i might be corrupt and scheming too. who knows, the social mileu i grew up in was like that after all. did you check your wallet? still there?

Dont worry amigo,I have no intention of dealing with you.Not because you might be corrupt and scheming(requires a three digit iq to be scheming methinks) but because I generally have an aversion to XY's who PMS.

And lastly,to A N N A,

Never did say thanks for the post.Mucho gracias

40 · Whose God is it anyways? on March 21, 2007 1:56 PM · Direct link

this tournament appears to be jinxed. tony cozier just announced that former irish cricket union president has died in jamaica at age 68.

41 · bytewords on March 21, 2007 2:05 PM · Direct link

Dont worry amigo,I have no intention of dealing with you.

we agree on something.

@35,

nope 160. too bad.

42 · sirmawa on March 21, 2007 2:18 PM · Direct link

Heart attack was a stupid stupid initial diagnosis. Heart attacks dont have bloody vomiting as a symptom. Doctors would have found out in the autopsy if it was a heart attack. So that is definitely out of the question. Other diagnosis could be 1.Severe peptic ulcer or oesophageal varices (again would have been easily seen in autopsy) 2. Stroke secondary to the above cause(easily diagnosed by autopsy) 3. Poisoning - intentional or accidental. Now some poisons dont really show macroscopic effects on organs and hence cause cannot be found after autopsy. Best way to detect poisoning is by pathological and forensic studies which I believe are being undertaken. So I guess its just a matter of time before we find out.

43 · Bhel on March 21, 2007 3:33 PM · Direct link

Who is uglier - Kamran Akmal or Danish Kaneria?

44 · bytewords on March 21, 2007 3:38 PM · Direct link

@bhel, ok this i got to hear :).

45 · Neale on March 21, 2007 4:08 PM · Direct link

and don't to forget what is tranpiring in Zimbabwe.

46 · Faraz on March 21, 2007 4:13 PM · Direct link

This whole world cup has been a total disaster. We (Pakistan) got beat by IRELAND!! I didn’t even know they had a team! Anyway, such is sports.

One question, totally unrelated, is Pakistan in the Middle East or in Asia/Indian Subcontinent? Growing up in Pakistan I never considered us to be part of the Middle East but wanted to check with other desis etc.

47 · Vimal on March 21, 2007 4:37 PM · Direct link

One question, totally unrelated, is Pakistan in the Middle East or in Asia/Indian Subcontinent? Growing up in Pakistan I never considered us to be part of the Middle East but wanted to check with other desis etc.

South Asia.

48 · tamasha on March 21, 2007 6:45 PM · Direct link

Why you gotta say there's something black in the dal, huh? Why not something white? What, do you like hate everyone with dark skin or something?

;) Just keeeeding.

49 · tamasha on March 21, 2007 6:46 PM · Direct link

I did not mean to just quote myself. Oh brother. What a day.

50 · A N N A on March 21, 2007 6:51 PM · Direct link

I did not mean to just quote myself. Oh brother. What a day.

You and me both, sister.

51 · Samir on March 22, 2007 3:53 AM · Direct link

Its now claimed his neck was broken and they are treating it as homicide

http://in.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/22woolmer.htm

52 · Upbhransh on March 22, 2007 3:58 AM · Direct link

Damn, the cat is out of the bag. It seems he was strangled!!

53 · SP on March 22, 2007 5:50 AM · Direct link

There's no point feeding the rumour mill while the investigation goes on. The media have been going a bit batty on this one.

54 · Red Snapper on March 22, 2007 9:33 AM · Direct link

Yeah I agree SP it's gone crazy --- chances are it was still natural causes.

55 · Red Snapper on March 22, 2007 9:35 AM · Direct link

I hope.

56 · SP on March 22, 2007 9:38 AM · Direct link

Though I have to say it's looking worse and worse. Ugh.

57 · Shodan on March 22, 2007 9:41 AM · Direct link

ABCDs: American Born Cricketing Dilettantes.
You make me warm and fuzzy. Velcome to the mothership.
Soon my babies will be all grown up and burning made in China effigies.
Sniff.

58 · Red Snapper on March 22, 2007 10:37 AM · Direct link

Just saw this on the Guardian site, breaking headline:

BREAKING NEWS ... Jamaican police sources tell Channel 4 News that Bob Woolmer was 'murdered and had a broken neck'. More to follow ...

Channel 4 News are very reputable.

59 · Red Snapper on March 22, 2007 10:52 AM · Direct link

From the Guardian

++++

Reports claim police are set to open murder investigation.

The Jamaica Gleaner revealed that an unnamed "high-ranking police officer" had confirmed that fresh evidence has surfaced suggesting that Woolmer was strangled in his room at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Saturday night or Sunday morning.

++++

Speechless.....

60 · SM Intern on March 22, 2007 6:17 PM · Direct link

Red Snapper, thanks for the links and updates. I can't stop thinking about his family...

61 · Mumbaikar on March 22, 2007 7:41 PM · Direct link

Just in !!! Bob Woolmer was strangulated !!! FUckinn hell !!!!

62 · Whose God is it anyways? on March 22, 2007 7:45 PM · Direct link

this is so sickening. unbelieveable.

63 · Farouk Engineer on March 22, 2007 8:14 PM · Direct link

In retrospect, this is something the authorities (police and cricket) almost certaintly knew within minutes of finding his body. One would hope serious police work was conducted in the interim.

64 · Upbhransh on March 22, 2007 8:20 PM · Direct link

Whoaa...Main news on CNN!! Un freaking believable!!!

65 · Red Snapper on March 22, 2007 8:26 PM · Direct link

I'm speechless. I can't believe it -- it's like a bad movie or something.

At a press conference a Lucius Thomas, the Commissioner of Police for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, said that a pathologists report had found that he had been strangled to death.

He said: “It would take some force, because Bob was a large man, It would have taken some significant force to subdue him, but of course at this stage we do not know how many people were in the room at the time.

“It could be one or more people involved in this murder.”

Mr Shields confirmed Woolmer had shown no signs of life when he was found in his hotel room, and said there had been no signs of a struggle. link

66 · Upbhransh on March 22, 2007 8:36 PM · Direct link

They said that the vomit spatter was inconsistent for Bobs height and anyways its the sphincter which gives up and not other way.

So now there will be a lot of conspiracy theories and here is mine..

I have a feeling its a crime of passion, some argument really got out of control and got physical. Somebody might not have realized the effect of their strength on an old man and could have lead to Bob's demise. After realizing what he has done, he might have thrown up. From the spatter, it
looks like some one tall...hmmm who can it be ????
Forensics wise, I guess they will be examining the evidence soon and might be asking the what everybody had for dinner that day!!

67 · Red Snapper on March 22, 2007 8:37 PM · Direct link

I keep having bad thoughts about who did this that I don't want to utter! But my mind is wandering everywhere!

68 · bytewords on March 22, 2007 10:40 PM · Direct link

well, this is disturbing. i don't see that a random person can walk up to the coach's room and strangle him. i would think this sordid story is about to get far worse.

69 · Steve-O on March 22, 2007 11:32 PM · Direct link

BBC just dedicated the full 30 minutes of the World News to this story. They seem to suggest that gambling was involved.

Kind of depressing. As an amateur pugilist I have become somewhat disillusioned w/ the corruption surrounding my sport. I only just started closely following Cricket. But from a distance it always seemed like a gentleman's sport.

70 · Rezwan on March 23, 2007 4:49 AM · Direct link

Hmm I am seeing possibility of more such deaths and millions of suspects. Cricket has gone mad.

71 · Red Snapper on March 23, 2007 8:25 AM · Direct link

Whatever the truth is, whoever is guilty, this is the lowest point and the darkest day for cricket.

72 · Farouk Engineer on March 23, 2007 11:45 PM · Direct link

Just back from a session at the Blue Ginger in Iselin.

Sri Lanka played terrific cricket and have great sense of team about them. Every Sri Lanka player had charisma. Every move was purposeful. They were nimble. They were strong. They were chessmasters. They were artists. They were machines. Every zinced face was memorable and every name resonated: Thearanga. Fernando. Silva. Arnold. Malinga. Jayasuriya. Dilshan. And the ubiquitous Muralitharan. I cannot wait to watch them play cricket again.

The Indian players seemed to be there to make up the numbers; the gormlessness of some of their chiselled, handsome faces smacked of a sad contradiction or dual role they could not manage. With one hair out of place, they seemed to individually lose the plot, one by one. Who are these characters exactly? These so called cricketers.

Meanwhile, back to the lowest point and darkest point in cricket's history. I was reminded today of what I had the considred lowest point in cricket until Woolmer's murder. It was when Woolmer and other so called cricketers went on immoral tours to South Africa during the days of Apartheid. I think Steve Biko was strangled also, among techniques of mega-death employed by his racist murderers. Steve Biko's bloody end didn't see to bother good old Bob Woolmer back then did it?

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