Barnett’s Views On Retiring
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 2. The current trend toward the conviction that a cricketer is too old for the game in his thirties was criticised by the Wellington Cricket Association’s coach, C. J. Barnett, in .a luncheon address today. “Probably a very big mistake is being made in throwing so much onus on youth,” be said when players should be allowed o mature. I believe that when players are older they are if i’ch more value as players in a team.” darnett, who is 49, illustrated his views on early retirement a. pointing out that at 47. W G. Grace scored 1000 runs In May and more than 2500 in the season.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29068, 3 December 1959, Page 6
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