Death of a Gentleman

Death of a Gentleman
Directed by Sam Collins
Jarrod Kimber
Johnny Blank
Written by Sam Collins
Jon Hotten
Jarrod Kimber
Starring Giles Clarke
N Srinivasan
Ed Cowan
Tony Greig
Gideon Haigh
Music by Chris Roe
Production
company
Dartmouth Films
Two Chucks
Wellington Films (in association with)
Release date
Running time
 99 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Death of a Gentleman is a 2015 documentary about the takeover of the governance of cricket by ICC's 'Big Three'.[1] It was directed by Sam Collins, Jarrod Kimber and Johnny Blank,[2] and features interviews with takeover architects Giles Clarke and N Srinivasan (the other was Wally Edwards),[1] alongside Ed Cowan, Tony Greig, Gideon Haigh, Michael Holding, Jonathan Agnew, Chris Gayle, Rev. Andrew Wingfield Digby, Haroon Lorgat, Lalit Modi, and Kevin Pietersen.

Plot

It details the allegation that the Cricket Australia (CA), England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have taken over running of cricket for their own financial gain, at the expense of other test member countries and especially the associate countries seeking test status.

The documentary ends with an invitation to sign the Change Cricket petition.

Release

It premiered at the Sheffield Doc/Fest in June 2015.[1]

Awards

It was recognised as the Television Sports Documentary of the Year at the prestigious Sports Journalists' Awards in London in 2016. It beat off a strong shortlist including the highly commended Catch Me If You Can (a BBC Panorama investigation into allegations of doping in athletics), and One Day in May (BT Sport's story of the Bradford City fire).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Andrew (February 22, 2016). "Cricket documentary Death of a Gentleman scoops prestigious Sports Journalists Assocation [sic] award". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Johnny Blank". Johnny Blank. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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