'Others did less but got more': England's lost generation of black cricketers

In 1995 there were 33 black male cricketers on the county circuit and last year there were nine. Three who were earmarked for success in the 2000s feel they were stereotyped due to their skin colour A few weeks ago Mark Nelson picked up an old scorecard, a memento from a Test he played for England Under-19s against India back in 2006. It was a good one, worth keeping. He had made 43 in the first innings and 103 in the second, had opened the bowling and taken two for 80. As he showed it to his gi