Adolf Hitler played cricket. He raised his own cricket team to play some British prisoners of war during the First World War, then declared the sport “unmanly” and tried to rewrite the laws of the game.
If today was 1 April I would have serious doubts about this tory in today's Times, but I publish it here for its sheer quirkiness and interest. I have to say the thought of Adolf Hitler playing cricket is an alluring one....