Till now, the only real Chinese connection with cricket has been the term used to describe left-arm wrist spinners commonly referred to as 'chinamen'. Legend has it that the expression was coined in 1933, when the Englishman Walter Robbins, after being dismissed by the former West Indian spinner Ellis Chong, a cricketer of Chinese origin, is said to have exclaimed, "Imagine being bowled by a ... Chinaman!"
Over 75 years later, with his distinctive name and looks, Guyana's Jonathan Foo might well become the second 'Chinaman' to be launched internationally at the Champions League T20, presently under way in South Africa.
And yet, his Chinese origin is exactly what the 19-year-old right-hand batsman from Berbice doesn't like to talk much about. {jfusion_discuss 782}
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