‘There is a widely held and quite erroneous belief that cricket is just another game. It is true that games are played and cricket is played, but there is very much more to it than that. It can be as brutal as rugby and as delicate as chess; it requires all the grace and fitness of athletics, but at the same time it requires the psycological insight and judgement of master politicians’
– Former MCC President HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh