A Krazy success story
In the Daily Telegraph , Josh Massoud traces the unusual rise of Jason Krejza, who started playing cricket when a local junior team was door-knocking for new members.
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
In the Daily Telegraph, Josh Massoud traces the unusual rise of Jason Krejza, who started playing cricket when a local junior team was door-knocking for new members.
Up until then Krejza played soccer, sometimes in nearby Amalfi Park alongside Mark Bosnich. A professional footballer during his former life in Czechoslovakia, Krejza's father George knew the Bosnich family well.
As unlikely as it seemed, the son of an immigrant fitter and turner quickly fell in love with bat and ball. But it would be more unlikely that he would ever spin the latter. During his early days the kid they called Krazy was obsessed with pace. Unfortunately, his body wasn't up to speed. By his 13th birthday, Krejza developed a spinal fracture because, according to George, "he never had a follow-through".
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here