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Cricket is a distant onlooker at the Rio Olympics - but that wasn't always the case. The sport did feature in the second modern Olympic Games in Paris in 1900. Only two teams took part - Great Britain and France in a two-day match. Britain were represented by a touring club side from Devon, while the French players were mainly British ex-pats playing for a team in Paris. Stumped reporter Sam Sheringham spoke to current members of both clubs: Steve Chaudoir, chairman of Castle Cary Cricket Club in Somerset, and Thodi Andersson, chairman of the Standard Athletic Cricket Club in Paris. Photo credit: The Great Britain team (Press Association)
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