The Spin | Boris Karloff’s unlikely love of cricket lives on with foundation in his name
•Boris Karloff, known for his film roles, was an avid cricket fan and served as president of Hollywood Cricket Club.
•His estate contributes to the funding of the Windrush cricket festival, preserving his legacy in the sport.
•A memorable event in 1954 saw England's cricketers depart for Australia amid festivities, with Karloff humorously wishing he could join them.
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian SportActor known for his haunting film roles was president of Hollywood CC and his estate helps to fund the Windrush cricket festival
September 1954 and with the first Ashes Test just two months and 10 days away a crowd gathered at Tilbury Docks to see off England’s cricketers as they departed for Australia. The previous night the traditional dinner had been held at Lord’s in their honour and according to one report the players indulged so freely of “an endless supply of champagne and cocktails” that, rather than wave at the well-wishers as the boat pulled away, most of them were by then already unconscious, sleeping it off.
So they would probably have been grateful that, as they boarded the boat, the man the signature-seekers seemed to be focusing on was not one of them at all, but a 66-year-old wearing a handsome moustache and an air of discomfort. “These are the chaps you want, I am in the background,” he said. “I would give my boots to go.”
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→Boris Karloff, known for his film roles, was an avid cricket fan and served as president of Hollywood Cricket Club.
→His estate contributes to the funding of the Windrush cricket festival, preserving his legacy in the sport.
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