BRITISH CRICKET CONTROVERSY.—City of London Polytechnic students staging a mock cricket match outside the Royal Exchange in London to draw attention to apartheid in sport. The British Government is faced with demands from back-benchers to persuade the Cricket Council to withdraw its invitation to the South African cricketers. But the Government has stood firm on the principle that the governing body Of a sport should be allowed to manage its own affairs. The Sports Council in Britain has also asked the Cricket Council to withdraw its invitation.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32301, 20 May 1970, Page 30
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87BRITISH CRICKET CONTROVERSY.—City of London Polytechnic students staging a mock cricket match outside the Royal Exchange in London to draw attention to apartheid in sport. The British Government is faced with demands from back-benchers to persuade the Cricket Council to withdraw its invitation to the South African cricketers. But the Government has stood firm on the principle that the governing body Of a sport should be allowed to manage its own affairs. The Sports Council in Britain has also asked the Cricket Council to withdraw its invitation. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32301, 20 May 1970, Page 30
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