Lives in Cricket No 19 - Frank Sugg

For many, betting is one of the pleasures associated with racegoing. As noted in an earlier chapter, Walter Sugg’s descendants believe that in Frank’s case the pleasure grew into an addiction and that during the rest of his life Frank ran up some large gambling debts. If Frank Sugg did have a weakness for gambling he would not be alone in that among professional sportsmen, but I must emphasise I have seen no direct evidence that would corroborate the suspicion. 102 Away From Old Trafford