N.Z. could lead series
Had a very strict interpretation of the rules of cricket been observed, New Zealand would now lead the West Indies. 2-0, in the three-test series.
According to the rules of the game, “AC the start of each innings and at the end of each day’s play and at the end of any interval ' the umpire at the bowlers end shall call ‘Play’, when the side refusing to play shall lose the match.” The. secretary of the New Zealand Cricket ‘ Umpires’
Association (Mr Bob Monteith) said yesterday that the laws of cricket specifically provide for the situation in Christchurch. “The laws say that if a
f team is unable or unwilling f to resume the. game, then 1 the game is. forfeited," he t said. > If the West Indies had I lost by default, it would 3 have handed New Zealand 1 only its second ever series victory — the first being a r 1-0 win over Pakistan, in ’ Pakistan, 11 years ago.
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