"BARRACKING" AT CRICKET MATCHES.
to the Kinron ii»* ths i Sir, —I would like to draw your attention to the totally unfair statement made by your cricket rejiortcr re tlie onlookers at cricket matches la\ely. 1 have attended every match so far, and I may say that I have "not observed any of the so-called "silly and objectionable practices" that are stated in this morning's"issue of tlie "Press" to be springing up in cricket here. In the Midland and Lancaster Park match especially, any little bit of good play on cither side has liad its fair share of applause, and the statement is undoubtedly I a direct insult to the cricket-loving people | of Clu-istchurch. j I have so far observed no "hoodlums" in I attendance, and certainly heard no such re- ( mark its that supposed to have been made j about Bojcshall. There lias, no doubt, been I sjino keen rivalry, perhaps too much, shown ! in tlie present match, which has been a splen- ! didly contested one, but to refer to the onlookers as "hoodlums" is a direct slur upon _ie cricket public.—Yours, &c, ONLOOKER. Christchurch, December sth, 1898.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18981210.2.57
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LV, Issue 10215, 10 December 1898, Page 9
Word Count
189"BARRACKING" AT CRICKET MATCHES. Press, Volume LV, Issue 10215, 10 December 1898, Page 9
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.