Sunday, October 02, 2005

Should It Be The England Or Britain Cricket Team?

My grandfather, who was born in Cardigan to an Irish father and Welsh mother but lived his adult life in England, once complained that the "England" Cricket team should be called the "Britain" cricket team, as players born in Wales (Robert Croft), Scotland (Gavin Hamilton) and Northern Ireland (Martin McCague) were all eligible to play for the side.

My grandfather passed away before Scotland played in the 1999 World Cup, but he would no doubt have highlighted the glaring anomaly. How can a player, such as Gavin Hamilton, be eligble to play for Scotland and "England"?

Many column inches have been expended on the West Lothian Question, which queries how a Scottish Parliament can set education policy in Scotland while Scottish MPs can vote on education policy for England and Wales; and this needs to be addressed if more power is to be passed to the Scottish Parliament. So surely if cricket in Scotland is to progress, following their victory in the ICC Trophy, then this matter also needs to be resolved.

If others wish to call this the Cambournian Question then I won't stand in their way ...

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