The Oldie

JIM WHITE

SPORTING CHANCES

For Chris and Anne Smith, autumn is not the best time of year.

That’s when the cricket season draws to a conclusion. The couple from Rotherham spend their entire summer watching Yorkshire county cricket matches. Every day from April to September, for every minute of play, they are there, on the boundary, taking it all in.

I met them at

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