The Spin | Knight-Stokes Cup sets up much-needed platform for state school cricket

New tournament aims to counter-balance the elitist fixture at Lord’s between Eton and HarrowAs a state school-educated international cricketer, the former England bowler Sajid Mahmood has always been in the minority. A report from the Sutton Trust charity last year found 59% of professional male cricketers in England went to independent schools, ranking the sport behind only the armed forces (63%) and senior judges (62%) as the country’s most privately educated profession. Yet Mahmood has become...