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Cricket's Ten Most Wanted Criminals + 1
The Cricket Crimes Team work tirelessly to apprehend crooks and con-men all over the country. It's a long and thankless task - but you can help. Take a close look at these 11 faces - they are Britain's most wanted cricket criminals, and you can be the one who finally puts them behind bars.
On this day in cricket, 3 September 2009
Match fixing not lucrative enough claims bowler
Retired fast bowler Bert Spooner was reminiscing this week about post-war employment opportunities. “Times were hard and jobs were few,” remembers Spooner. “My Dad suggested that I undercut matchstick manufacturers by refurbishing dead m ... [read]
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A Hoggshire Diary
In a brand new regular feature Hoggshire league umpire Sid Byes writes about the life of an ordinary everyday official at the very heart of local grassroots cricket.
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Obituary: Turf Turpin, Britain's last hippy groundsman
Edgar "Turf" Turpin, Britain's last hippy groundsman and student of the controversial "Peat Poet" Todd Manning, has died aged 80.
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The strange case of umpire Billows
At least 50 members of the Marylebone Cricket Club submitted membership proposals for television personalities, notorious prisoners, and trade union officials, after falling under the hypnotic control of Ralph Robbins, 67, an umpire who until his recent capture was better known as the 'MCC Mesmeriser'.
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"You've nicked it, son"
The inside story of The Metropolitan Police's 'Cricket Crimes Team' - the infamous 'Test Squad' - and the case that nearly broke them: The Umpire Ripper.
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Life in a Day : Cricket Crimes Team
24 hours with Detective Sergeant Chris Hogg of the Cricket Crimes Team. It's another action packed day for DS Chris Hogg as he and his tireless team of officers fight cricket crime on the mean streets of London. Here, in his own words, he tells PDCC of the relentless battle against the people who think nothing of abusing the great game.
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The Lowdown - Greig's Pastys
Tony Grieg is cricket's Mr Been-There-Done-That, but if there's one thing that has kept him going all these years, it's his love for a nice hot savoury. Here he tells PDCC about his favourite mouth-watering moments.
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