Letter Box
At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association, I successfully moved a motion regarding conditions of play in President’s Grade. The C. C. A. (in its infinite wisdom) completely missing the point, introduced an unworkable alternative and then reverted to last season's arrangements. The foolishness of this system was high-lighted by your account of centuries scored by two former New Zealand players in the same game. They were permitted to bat as long as they pleased, yet the poor bowlers were restricted to only eight overs. The chances of dismissing such batsmen once the best bowlers have had their allocation I of course diminishes. The ■ game of cricket, in which ! the object is to dismiss i the opposition, then becomes the game of “Sni- ; cket”, in which the object ■ is to prevent the opposition from scoring more runs. There is a subtle difference. It is a pity that the Canterbury Snicket Association did not follow the recommendations of its annual meeting. PETER D. .BARTON.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33995, 8 November 1975, Page 4
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