Chapter 9: Fans, Media & Money

He kept the name and the number 10 long after Tendulkar retired.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary · recall

He has cycled to grounds across India and into neighbouring countries.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary · recall

He waved a flag and led chants at matches for more than seventy years.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Percy Abeysekera · recall

'Chacha' means uncle in Urdu.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Chacha Cricket · recall

His dances were part of the carnival feel of Test cricket in Antigua.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Antigua Recreation Ground · recall

His witty one-liners from the Hill became part of Sydney's cricket lore.

Source: Sydney Cricket Ground history · recall

Fans living in Britain came together to follow the team.

Source: Bharat Army (thebharatarmy.com), history · recall

The early 1900s, the 1940s and 1999.

Source: ESPNcricinfo · recall

1877, 1928, 1932, 1952 and 1982.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Test records · recall

He often plays the theme from 'The Great Escape'.

Source: BBC Sport, Billy Cooper · recall

He wrote on concerts as lyrically as he wrote on Lancashire's batting.

Source: The Guardian archive, Neville Cardus · recall

He kept a copy of Wisden with him through captivity.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, E. W. Swanton obituary · recall

He had earlier edited The Cricketer.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, David Frith · recall

His books include an account of the Bodyline series from the inside.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Jack Fingleton profile · recall

It came from a batter's mangled version of his name.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, R. C. Robertson-Glasgow · recall

He was a voice of Test Match Special for decades.

Source: Lord's (lords.org), MCC Presidents · recall

It publishes long-form writing about the game.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, The Cricket Monthly · recall

1921, 1932-33, 1979, 1993 and 2014.

Source: ESPNcricinfo; Wisden; The Cricketer · recall

1873, 1888, 1901, 1907 and 1945.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, profiles · recall

It is one of the oldest sports magazines still published.

Source: The Cricketer, history · recall

The bay became a byword for a lively, sometimes rowdy, crowd.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au) · recall

Fans came as nuns, superheroes and much else.

Source: Yorkshire CCC, Headingley · recall

It brings the feel of a Caribbean fete to the ground.

Source: Barbados Cricket Association, Kensington Oval · recall

Spectators watch for free from the walls of the Dutch fort.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Galle International Stadium · recall

Chickie's Disco was part of the noise of Caribbean cricket.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Antigua Recreation Ground · recall

It follows the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

Source: Cricket Australia · recall

Thousands of fans followed his every move in unison.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Merv Hughes profile · recall

From about 62 degrees west to about 145 degrees east.

Source: Atlas · recall

Some grounds now ban the snakes.

Source: Cricket Australia · recall

Long snakes can stretch for many metres along the stands.

Source: Cricket Australia · recall

The usual fee was 10 pounds; three of them gave way and played.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, England v Australia, The Oval 1896 · recall

Victor Trumper and Clem Hill were among them.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, the 1912 dispute · recall

The national testimonial raised thousands of pounds.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, W. G. Grace profile · recall

The winners of the 2023 World Cup received four million dollars.

Source: ICC, World Cup history · recall

Australia collected it after beating India in the final.

Source: ICC, World Cup 2023 prize money · recall

Most of his income came from endorsements.

Source: Forbes, highest-paid athletes 2020 · recall

Bobby Abel, Tom Hayward and Tom Richardson played; George Lohmann and William Gunn did not.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, England v Australia, The Oval 1896 · recall

1895, 1896, 1912, 1975, 2020 and 2023.

Source: ESPNcricinfo; ICC; Forbes · recall

20 pounds, about 4,000 pounds, about 9,000 pounds and 4 million dollars.

Source: ESPNcricinfo; ICC · recall

Tens of thousands of readers took part.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, W. G. Grace profile · recall

It was made by the British company Codemasters.

Source: Codemasters, Brian Lara Cricket · recall

Publishers used a local star to sell the same game.

Source: Codemasters, Brian Lara Cricket · recall

Its cricket games were among the most popular sports titles of the time.

Source: Codemasters company history · recall

Otherwise the batter scores the number he showed.

Source: Popular game rules; BBC · recall

A page ending in zero usually means out.

Source: Popular game rules · recall

Its games have carried licences from Cricket Australia and others.

Source: Big Ant Studios · recall

It appeared on home computers of the early 1990s.

Source: Audiogenic, Graham Gooch World Class Cricket · recall

1993, 1998 and 2019.

Source: Games publishers · recall

It needs no bat, no ball and no space.

Source: Popular game rules · recall

Children have played it with a pencil and paper scorecard since the 1920s.

Source: Owzthat, game history · recall

It sold for just over a million Australian dollars.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Shane Warne's cap auction, 2020 · recall

The bank sent the cap on a tour of Australia.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Shane Warne's cap auction, 2020 · recall

He refused to swap it for a new one over 145 Tests.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Shane Warne's cap auction, 2020 · recall

It fetched 100,000 pounds at a charity auction in London.

Source: Guinness World Records, most expensive cricket bat · recall

It covers many sports as well as cricket.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au) · recall

It was set up by a local cricket lover and holds hundreds of signed bats.

Source: Blades of Glory Cricket Museum, Pune · recall

He was playing for Cambridge University against MCC.

Source: MCC Museum collection · recall

1936, 2008, 2011 and 2020.

Source: MCC; Melbourne Cricket Club; Guinness World Records · recall

Lord's, the Blades of Glory museum and the National Sports Museum.

Source: Atlas · recall

Jahangir Khan bowled the ball at Tom Pearce of MCC.

Source: MCC Museum collection · recall

The ball must bounce on its way to the batter.

Source: World Blind Cricket Council, rules · recall

Teams must include players from each class of sight loss.

Source: World Blind Cricket Council, rules · recall

Seven countries took part.

Source: World Blind Cricket Council · recall

Millions of children have played through its programmes.

Source: Chance to Shine (chancetoshine.org) · recall

Volunteer coaches work with schools and communities, especially on HIV awareness.

Source: Cricket Without Boundaries · recall

The Ruth Strauss Foundation supports families facing the loss of a parent.

Source: Ruth Strauss Foundation · recall

Over a thousand of their minibuses have been handed over.

Source: Lord's Taverners · recall

1950, 1998, 2005 and 2019.

Source: Charity histories · recall

The calls let the batter prepare for the sound of the ball.

Source: World Blind Cricket Council, rules · recall

Batters and fielders track the ball by its sound.

Source: World Blind Cricket Council, rules · recall

It was the first sponsor of English Test cricket.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Cornhill Insurance Test series · recall

The Madras Rubber Factory also runs a pace foundation for young bowlers.

Source: MRF company history · recall

The group's name was on the shirts through the 2011 World Cup win.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, India team sponsors · recall

The airline also sponsors grounds and teams in other sports.

Source: Lancashire Cricket, Emirates Old Trafford · recall

It followed Cornhill as the series sponsor.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, npower Test series · recall

Its logo was on England's kit through two Ashes-winning summers.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, England team sponsors · recall

Earlier the ground had been the Foster's Oval and then the AMP Oval.

Source: Kia Oval history (kiaoval.com) · recall

1963, 1978, 2005, 2011 and 2013.

Source: ESPNcricinfo; ground histories · recall

From the late 1980s to today.

Source: Kia Oval history (kiaoval.com) · recall

The deal made it the Kia Oval.

Source: Kia Oval history (kiaoval.com) · recall

It starred Jack Warner, and real England players appeared in it.

Source: British Film Institute, The Final Test (1953) · recall

Shreyas Talpade played Iqbal, coached by Naseeruddin Shah's character.

Source: Iqbal (2005), Mukta Arts · recall

It followed Dhoni from Ranchi to the 2011 World Cup.

Source: Fox Star Studios, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story · recall

It mixes interviews and footage with family film.

Source: Sachin: A Billion Dreams (2017) · recall

The family's back-garden net changes his summer.

Source: British Film Institute, Wondrous Oblivion (2003) · recall

It covers the years under Andy Flower and Andrew Strauss.

Source: The Edge (2019), Noah Media · recall

It was called 'Warnie'.

Source: Channel Nine, Warnie (2023) · recall

1953, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2016 and 2017.

Source: British Film Institute; film producers · recall

The film was a surprise hit in 2005.

Source: Iqbal (2005), Mukta Arts · recall

It linked the team's rise to pride and politics across the Caribbean.

Source: Fire in Babylon (2010), Cowboy Films · recall

The total was 350,534 over the match.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au); ESPNcricinfo · recall

373,691 people watched the five days at the MCG.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au) · recall

91,112 came to see the Ashes Test against England.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au) · recall

It was his first series as captain.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, the 1936-37 Ashes · recall

Crowd anger at a run-out led to the stands being emptied.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, India v Pakistan, Kolkata 1999 · recall

Virat Kohli's 82 not out won it for India off the last ball.

Source: ICC, Men's T20 World Cup 2022; Melbourne Cricket Club · recall

The Melbourne derby was played at the MCG.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au); Cricket Australia · recall

1937, 1961, 1999, 2013, 2016 and 2024.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club; ESPNcricinfo · recall

80,883, 91,112, 350,534 and 373,691.

Source: Melbourne Cricket Club (mcc.org.au) · recall

Frank Worrell's side had played a thrilling series that began with the first tied Test.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, the 1960-61 series · recall