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...among the breadfruit trees; sides number a definitely non-U60 to 100 men, women and children clad in lava-lavas and urged on by dancing spectators, yelling, singing, and banging on kerosene drums at a well-hit ball. Badgered by papalagi (white) planters, Prime Minister Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II last week handed down the harshest decree of his six-year regime: cricket was banned (Wednesdays and Saturdays ex-cepted). To unstick the wicket as quickly as possible, the villagers set to work clearing away the hurricane rubble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Western Samoa: Unsticking the Wicket | 2/18/1966 | See Source »

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