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June 5, 2008Posted on 06/05/2008 in South African cricket
Cronje and D'Oliveira; same country, different planet
In his column in The Times, Michael Atherton says that two documentaries on Monday evening, one about Hansie Cronje and one about Basil D'Oliveira, proved conclusively that sport remains the finest polygraph test known to man. The two South African cricketers, Atherton believes, say much about their nation but more about humanity.