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Cricket and cucumber sandwiches in North Korea

Posted on 06/09/2009 in North Korea





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An interesting story about cricket in an altogether different part of the world

It started as a bet. Jon Newton, president of Shanghai Cricket Club wagered two of his friends that they would not be able to organise a cricket tour to the totalitarian state of North Korea. "One night in the pub, North Korea had come up as a suggestion for a place to tour and I said there was no way they would be able to pull it off," he recalls.

What followed was a tale of months of red tape before the necessary documentation was secured. Read all about it the Daily Telegraph.

 
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Posted by: stefen at June 10, 2009 7:31 AM

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Posted by: Michael Jones at June 13, 2009 3:31 PM

Amazing what you find you can do when someone bets you that you can't.

Posted by: Vikram Maingi at June 15, 2009 8:36 AM

Where does North Korea stand as far as rating of Associate Nations is concerned?

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