Sometimes, the cricket connection could be especially indirect, and yet especially pleasurable. My fondest memory of one such encounter dates back some twentyone years and took place at a live music concert. Like many of those who grew up watching cricket highlights in the 1970s, I had come to associate a particularly bouncy, funky tune with the titles section of the BBC Test Cricket highlights reel.Akil: If I could go back I think I would have tried to be a stronger player by being true to myself and reaching out to my friends. I remember some guys asking me if I was gay and even telling me that me saying I was gay really wouldn't change anything, but my fear back then, almost 10 years ago, took over completely. Knowing that I had an ally before they sat me down would have been huge because at least I would have known who I could have confided in..

There were no two hitters on the roster that the Jays would rather have had coming to the plate in that gamesituation than Ba