Pocket-Sized Pugilists Bring Small Fortunes

BEIJING - If you want a champion cricket, there's just one thing to know:

"The most important thing, to put it simply: You have to find it a wife," said Li Liangqi, 61, a retiree who says his stable has never lost a cricket fight. "Just like a man, a cricket needs to build up his strength."

But a mate is not all that's needed to ensure victory. Because a female cricket, for all her talents, can't clean the house, and that's where the master comes in.

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