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Cover driving gracefully: on the aesthetic appreciation of cricket. / Todd, Cain Samuel.
In: Sport in Society, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2007, p. 856-877.

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Todd CS. Cover driving gracefully: on the aesthetic appreciation of cricket. Sport in Society. 2007;10(5):856-877. doi: 10.1080/17430430701442504

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Todd, Cain Samuel. / Cover driving gracefully : on the aesthetic appreciation of cricket. In: Sport in Society. 2007 ; Vol. 10, No. 5. pp. 856-877.

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