Thousands of children are to be taught how to be a good sport.
Schools in Brighton and Hove will introduce lessons in good sportsmanship to combat unfair play.
The lesson plans, which have been created by the Cricket Foundation, cover key aspects of the spirit of cricket such as respect for the opposition, captain and umpires.
A survey commissioned by Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodian of the laws and spirit of cricket, and the Cricket Foundation found 62% of children aged eight to 16 in Brighton play sport to have fun compared with the national average of 50%.
However, it also revealed 49% of the city's children see unfair play regularly when taking part in sport.
Elbowing, tripping, hair-pulling, feigning injury and arguing with the umpire were among many examples of unfair play given by youngsters.
Now 16 schools in the city who take part in the Chance To Shine programme, the Cricket Foundation's initiative to bring the educational benefits of competitive cricket back to a third of state schools by 2015, will receive a two hour MCC Spirit Of Cricket session.
The Spirit Of Cricket campaign encourages children to play hard but play fair.
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