1855 31 Mar. 6/6 A feature of unusual novelty..will this season be introduced to the cricket lovers.
1906 Aug. 183/2 To cricket-lovers the plight of the corpulent batsman shown in the next post-card explains itself.
2005 28 Sept. 10/5 Cricket lovers can be anything—Marxist, Trot, Old Labour, even (like my grandfather) Scottish Nationalist.