 Cricket was one of Hornung 's lifelong passions , and he was delighted to become a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1907 . The sport also permeated his stories , with Raffles playing for the Gentlemen of England . Rance observes that Raffles compares law @-@ breaking and cricket : " crime is reckoned as another and better sport " . 
 Cricket was one of Hornung <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>lifelong passions , and he was delighted to become a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1907 . The sport also permeated his stories , with Raffles playing for the Gentlemen of England . Rance <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>observes</mark></a> that Raffles <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>compares</mark></a> law @-@ breaking and cricket : " crime is reckoned as another and better sport " . 
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