VINCE VAN DER BIJL: How I envy the Proteas, now basking in a calypso wonderland
As a young boy, the word Caribbean conjured up images of sun, beaches, fun and calypso cricket. That lure superseded all other countries. I devoured my father’s books by Sir Neville Cardus, CLR James and many more. They brought to life the stories of Learie Constantine, Wesley Hall, Charlie Griffith, the tied Test and Garfield Sobers. I was entranced.
Cricket in the West Indies had a magnetic appeal. The English royalty felt the same way. Fourteen West Indian cricketers have been knighted, exactly the same number as their English counterparts. Only one Australian and one New Zealander have been so honoured...
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