Lewisham cricket, profit and loss
The Guardian's Barney Ronay laments the decision-making process that could spell the end of cricket in the London borough of Lewisham
ESPNcricinfo staff
30-Sep-2015
Writing in the Guardian's weekly Spin column, Barney Ronay laments the profit-driven decision-making process that could spell the end of cricket in the London borough of Lewisham:
Last Sunday, on a beautifully soft, dew-drenched south London morning, two Kent District Under-10 teams played their last cricket match of the season. Four hours, 300 runs, one jaw-dropping gully catch and a single huge slapped six into the sunflowers later, the home team had won a high-spirited end-of-season friendly by 35 runs. The players trooped off. Hands were shaken, boundary markers collected, weather-beaten district kit packed away until … well, forever, as it turns out. Stack those chairs. Stow the scorebooks. Let the grass grow. Exeunt omnes. Finis. With apologies in advance for retreading old ground, this week's Spin is the sequel to an ending, a return to a subject that has in itself seemed to demand a follow-up. Welcome to the Death of Inner City Cricket Part Two: the autopsy.