Quote: Pinkerton "A lot of people play Tennis recreationally, rather than joining a club or league. It's the same as saying someone who goes down to the pool for a swim counts towards participation for swimming in the UK. You may now realise cycling is classed as the no.1 sport in England, again mostly due to recreational activities. 1.7m Cricket players? Try 148, 300.'"
There are just short of 1m registered cricket players, with the remainder playing it recreationaly, which has never stopped rugby proclaiming that rugby league is played in khazakstan because some kid found a rugby ball on the beach and threw it to his friend. 148,300..dear lord. At least do some research.
I await your response, debunking my figures.
Kind Regards
King James