In cricket a 'Chinaman' refers to a particular type of delivery by a left-arm spin bowler. Now, however,...
China has launched a drive to persuade its citizens to take up the sport. Schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou have been ordered to teach cricket next year, and government officials have earmarked a ground in Beijing as an international cricketing venue. It aims to reach the top rank of the game within 20 years.Watch out Australia. That is a rather big pool of potential cricketing talent.