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| Place of birth | | South Asia | 8 | | England | 2 |
| Q1. At what age did you start playing cricket? | | Age 5 | 1 | | Age 6 | 1 | | Age 7 | 3 | | Age 8 | 4 | | Over 8 yrs | 1 | | Q2. Who introduced you to play cricket? | | Parent/Guardian | 4 | | Brother | 2 | | Sister | 0 | | Friend | 4 | | Other | 0 | | Q3. Did your friends play cricket? | | Yes | 8 | | No | 2 | | Q4. Did India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka playing test cricket increase your interest in cricket? | | Yes | 9 | | No | 1 | | Q5. Do you think cricket is more popular amongst asain people in Pakistan/India/Sri Lanka or here in England? | | South Asia | 10 | | England | 0 | Q6. Why did they think it is popular in South Asia ?
(could answer more than one reason) | | It is the national sport | 6 | | Relatively cheap to play | 2 | | Good role models | 3 | | Way out of poverty | 2 | | Q7. Did they think asian youngsters were as interested in cricket as they were? | | Yes | 4 | | No | 6 | | Q8. Why did they think cricket was important to asian people | | It is a national sport | | Have national teams and people want to play for them | | Lot of coverage on media | | Brought up with the sport from a young age | | Q9. Any other comments | | Cricket has been played longer than most sports in south asia. | | Passion still strong in this country, you can see it when India play Pakistan. |
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