When cricket was a classical sport

When cricket was a classical sport

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norman lebrecht

December 05, 2019

In our tribute to the heroic England fast bowler Bob Willis, who died yesterday, we mentioned his love of Wagner.

His captain in 1981, Mike Brearley, was a Beethoven man who hummed opening bars of a Razumovsky quartet as he faced the world’s fastest bowlers.

Does any cricketer today listen to classical music?

Has any of them heard of Beethoven?

 

 

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