Sport's Strangest Crimes Lord's (Season 2, Episode 1)
Podcast Episode | 35 min | Documentary

Sport's Strangest Crimes

Lord's (Season 2, Episode 1)

Podcast Episode | 35 min | Documentary

'Lord's 2008. The most sacred ground in cricket had never witnessed anything like it. Across the London skyline a helicopter appeared and slowly descended onto the hallowed turf. From within emerged a tall, brash Texan who was greeted by ...See more'Lord's 2008. The most sacred ground in cricket had never witnessed anything like it. Across the London skyline a helicopter appeared and slowly descended onto the hallowed turf. From within emerged a tall, brash Texan who was greeted by the great and the good of cricket. With him was a box of money, and not just a few quid....$20 million. The man was Allen Stanford and he had an audacious plan to revolutionise the game of cricket. One match for $20 million - winner takes all, the loser gets nothing. But who exactly was Allen Stanford, why was he willing to splash out $20 million and why was he being entertained by the English cricketing authorities? Meanwhile thousands of miles away in the USA, unbeknown to those gathered at Lord's, a file with Allen Stanford's name was passed to the FBI. Greg James sets off on his journey to tell the real story of Allen Stanford - The Man Who Bought Cricket. Written by 'BBC Sounds' See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Greg James Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Greg James Spoof Tracks (2014)
Jonathan Agnew Self - BBC Cricket Commentator Self - BBC Cricket Commentator See fewer	Citizen Khan (2012)
Bryan Burrough Self - Special Correspondent 'Vanity Fair' Self - Special Correspondent 'Vanity Fair' See fewer	Public Enemies (2009)
Giles Clarke Self - Chairman, England & Wales Cricket Board (archive footage) Self - Chairman, England & Wales Cricket Board (archive footage) See fewer	Death of a Gentleman (2015)
Nasser Hussain Self - Former Cricketer Self - Former Cricketer See fewer	The Ashes (1930)
Chad Nunez Self - Former FBI Agent Self - Former FBI Agent See fewer	Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
Viv Richards Self - Former Cricketer Self - Former Cricketer See fewer	Fire in Babylon (2010)
Allen Stanford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Vanessa Walther Self - Former FBI Agent Self - Former FBI Agent See fewer	Sport's Strangest Crimes (I) (2021)
Luke Wright Self - Former England Cricketer Self - Former England Cricketer See fewer	Indian Premier League (2008)