The Surfer: Why do cricketers commit suicide?
David Frith, who has written a book on cricketer suicides, explores the matter further in an article in Daily News and Analysis. There are theories as to why cricket seems to have such a high rate of self-destruction (to which may be added alcoholism, which is what one might term Suicide Mark 2). It seems to me that the long days of dedication which cricket demands by its often punishing format can wear a man down, especially when he doesn’t know where his next run or wicket is coming from….
Written on November 19, 2011 | Posted in Cricket, News, Peter Roebuck's death, Sports, UN, ad, cia | Leave a comment