How cricket thrives in Corfu
Despite batty rules that hamper it
THE guide books all note that Corfu’s lovely old town bears the mark of lands to the north. But even so, it can still feel surreal to sit in a Parisian-style arcade or a Venetian-inspired mansion and look out at 22 white-clad players engaged in an English-born game.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “At the crease in Greece”
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