Message Board Archives

HEADLINE: Cricket West Indies awarded CMJ Spirit of Cricket Award by MCC/ BBC

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Dec 4, 2020, 9:17:20 AM 

Cricket West Indies has been awarded the 2020 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in conjunction with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

The CWI were selected for their courage in sending both their Men’s and Women’s teams to tour England in 2020, a year when the Covid-19 pandemic has caused such major disruption not only to the international cricketing calendar, but to everyday life, they said.

The award singles out Cricket West Indies for their efforts, but both MCC and the BBC placed on record their admiration for the Pakistan Cricket Board, Cricket Ireland and Cricket Australia for overcoming logistical challenges to send their Men’s teams to play England.

“In addition, none of these tours would have been possible without the determination of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and everyone involved in the herculean effort to host international cricket in this extraordinary year,” MCC and BBC said in their statement.

Read more at SportsMax


Full Story

 
Jumpstart Dec 4, 2020, 9:54:06 AM 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

how patronizing.......and insulting. Christopher martin jenkins is not the same dude who spent all of the 80s criticizing our world beating brand of cricket while going to SA to watch rebel matches and campaigning for them to be readmitted while apartheid was still going strong?

Link Text

I once had an argument with the late, great Test Match Special commentator, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, about politics and sport. He said that sport and politics should be kept apart. As a South African who was actively opposed to apartheid, I begged to differ.


Link Text
The second link is CMJ at a rebel match between SA and the WI rebels