Media Release
20th June
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Beard of the Cricket World Cup Third week
The Beard Liberation Front has said that the search for the Beard of the 2019 Cricket World Cup is well into its third week and an intriguing possibility has developed that it could lead to a beard off between Kane Williamson who led New Zealand to victory against South Africa on Wednesday and David Warner who faces Bangla Desh on Thursday.
The poll of well-known hirsute cricketers who are playing is on-line
In the beginning was WG Grace but in the twentieth century cricket went to the barbers. So much so that by the early 1960s a major shaving company was sponsoring one day cricket and players deemed insufficiently clean shaven were sometimes sent from the field to sort it out.
In the twenty first century beards in cricket are back from Moeen to Hashim and Virat. Its now understood that a beard can have a psychological impact on opponents after Mike Brearley pioneered the point. Beards can also have an aero-dynamic impact on play itself.
Beards will play an important, perhaps vital, role in the World Cup. But who will have the winning whiskers?
Contenders could include Moeen Ali, Hashim Amla, Virat Kohli and even David Warner. Competition is expected to bristle as the competition goes on
However the Beard Liberation Front has said that to be eligible the beard must at least pass the Clint Eastwood post-stubble test & will ideally be more in the WG Grace beard zone
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, it may seem unthinkable for David Warner to win Beard of the World Cup but then again Boris Johnson will shortly be Prime Minister
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