By Graham Otway
THE publication a couple of months ago that England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes was expected to earn £2.4 million this year paints a vivid picture that cricket is enjoying a financial boom.
Compare that to 30 years ago when the late Graham Dilley, then England’s top fast bowler, enjoyed a salary raise from £12,000 a year at Kent to £23,000 when he made a high-profile switch to Worcestershire and the figures do look impressive.
Aided by the ICC’s revenue share of worldwide TV rights, Stokes’ employers, the ECB and the Indian Premier...