http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/mike_atherton en http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/05/cricket-game-major-history http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/05/cricket-game-major-history Mon, 28 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Mike Atherton For our last Tory prime minister, cricket enshrined the values of a nation, writes Mike Atherton. Now he celebrates the game in a scholarly, elegant history

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200607240032 http://www.newstatesman.com/200607240032 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT Mike Atherton Encouraged by the government and its friends, Britain is in the grip of a gambling craze fuelled by round-the-clock availability at the bookies, in the casino and on the internet. It is a booming, billion-pound industry - but, warns Mike Atherton, in the end we may all be losers

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