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Music by Chris Roe Initial release 8 June 2015 | 7.3/10 IMDb Running time 99 minutes Music director Chris Roe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Sam CollinsJarrod KimberJohnny Blank Starring Giles ClarkeN SrinivasanEd CowanTony GreigGideon Haigh Productioncompany Dartmouth FilmsTwo ChucksWellington Films (in association with) Release date 8 June 2015 (2015-06-08) (Sheffield Doc/Fest) Similar Cricket movies, Documentaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
death of a gentleman how world cricket is mismanaged
Death of a Gentleman is a 2015 documentary about the takeover of the governance of cricket by ICC's 'Big Three'. It was directed by Sam Collins, Jarrod Kimber and Johnny Blank, and features interviews with takeover architects Giles Clarke and N Srinivasan (the other was Wally Edwards), alongside Ed Cowan, Tony Greig, Gideon Haigh, Michael Holding, Jonathan Agnew, Chris Gayle, Rev. Andrew Wingfield Digby, Haroon Lorgat, Lalit Modi, and Kevin Pietersen.
Contents
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.
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).