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Andrew Kitching's avatar

So when will they admit that the 100 needs to become T20? We only need T20, 50 over and red ball cricket

Richard's avatar

Fascinating piece. Thank you for writing. I know Getty funded the National Film Archive facility at Aston Clinton but didn’t know anything about his interest in cricket. How did you stumble across the Kenneth Anger connection? Was the film ever made?

Jon Hotten's avatar

Thanks Richard. Yes, he got interested in cricket through Mick Jagger and a few others. They were all around in 1960s London, where Getty also first met Kenneth Anger. Unfortunately, the film wasn't made - Getty died before Anger could start...

Simon Hughes's avatar

interesting piece Jon. the Middx development is fascinating.

Jon Hotten's avatar

Thanbk you Simon - thanks for the quote too, excellent interview! Will be really interesting to see where this goes. It's a beautiful place to watch cricket, but the pav is quite small, not sure about the nets etc. All easy to update, but whether the Gettys will want to...