Discussion on bumpers
(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LAHORE.
Pakistan has requested the ; International Cricket Confer-, ence to convene before the! !World Cup competition in! (England later this year to i i discuss intimidatory fast I ! bowling. Mr Abdul Hafif KardarJ president of the Pakistan Cricket Control Board, said yesterday that he felt the! I.C.C. should discuss! effective control of short-i pitched bowling before the: World Cup begins, to ensure, the competition goes off i without controversy. “It might develop into a : nasty battle if there is not ! some firm action to prevent, Ithe frequent use of bump-; ers,” he said. “At present it I is left to the umpires, but what is really neeeded is for team captains to discipline bowlers sending down too many short-pitched balls,’'- |
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33776, 24 February 1975, Page 17
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