Death of a Gentleman

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Julian P Yes low budget and a bit strung out but massively important and stunning content Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/15/24 Full Review Audience Member Great insight into the mismanagement and potential demise of a great game. Two cricket journalists - Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber - set out to see whether Test cricket has a future. In so doing they discover a conspiracy which starts at the highest echelons of cricket administration and politics. The conspiracy is borne out of self-interest and putting commercial interests ahead of the good of the game. This spells disaster for Test cricket. Well made documentary. Starts as a harmless examination of the future of test cricket and turns into a massive expose of the mismanagement of cricket by the ICC and BCCI. Some quite startling, and depressing, revelations. Fairly wide coverage of everyone concerned, from the top brass at the ICC, BCCI and ECB, to cricket journalists and broadcasters, to former players and current players. Having painted T20 and IPL as the threat to Test cricket, and international cricket in general, what was missing was interviews with players who are having to make a choice between playing for their country and playing for the money. We have an interview with Chris Gayle, but he is a cricket mercenary - he chose money over country in a heartbeat - so no soul-searching involved. The Ed Cowan angle was interesting - showing a journeyman cricketer making his way at the top flight. Not an established player, so not much room for him to have to choose money vs country, but still gives a perspective on why people play the game, and the trials, tribulations and triumphs of a cricket career. On a negative note, Collins and Kimber are no Woodward and Bernstein - they are cricket writers not investigative journalists, and it shows. Some of their investigations seem rather clumsy. Overall, a must-see for lovers of the world's greatest sport, Test cricket, and for anyone who cares about the future of cricket, in general. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member "Death of a Gentleman is a spirited sports documentary that will blow the minds of hardcore cricket enthusiasts but numb the bums of the uninitiated." Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member A very insightful documentary on the greatest sport, made by two fans who truly love the game. Giles Clarke seems like a true villain, he's that much of a caricature! Not for the uninitiated, there's not too much focus on actual cricket matches, but the parts with Ed Cowan do give it some heart. Glad Kimber & Collins took 3 years to make it & didn't rush - a true shame how the sport is being abused & corrupted for the benefit of so few. Hopefully Test Cricket will outlive all the people trying to strangle it - and me! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member If like me you're wedded to Test cricket over Twenty20, you'll find this interesting. It has a certain charm but lacks any real intent. As the conspiracy unravels I was thinking it's nowt compared to FIFA. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Where there's money, there's corruption - and not even cricket is immune. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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