Knock-Out Cricket
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright ) MANCHESTER (England). The cricket match was what is known as a knockout contest. It proved an apt description. As the ball fell towards the turf three fielders eager arms outstretched, eyes to the sky were running to catch it They met at mid-on violently. One fielder was knocked unconscious, a second broke a leg, and a third suffered mild concussion.
The umpires immediately abandoned the game at Salford. near Manchester, on Sunday.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32010, 10 June 1969, Page 19
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