Cricket final delayed
NZPA-Reuter Sydney The fate of the McDonald’s Cup limited over cricket final may not be known for nearly six months after yesterday’s abandoned match between New South Wales and Western Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The two captains, Rick McCosker (New South Wales) and Kim Hughes (Western Australia), were critical of the confusion surrounding alternative dates and venues for the cup, the symbol of supremacy between the states in limited over clashes since 1969.
Hughes commented on an Australian Cricket Board telex to the New South Wales Cricket Association on Friday asking that today be made a
reserve day for the final in the event of a washout yesterday. "There’s no communication going on. I knew nothing about the extra day until yesterday morning and I’ve been hen: since Wednesday,” Hughes;
“There is nothing in the rules covering a washed out situation and this is not good enough,” he said. Other alternatives discussed to playing the final at the Sydney Cricket Ground today — most unlikely after yesterday’s heavy rain — are dividing the $9OOO prize-money and declaring the two finalists joint winners, playing next week-end in Perth or waiting until the beginning of next season. ’
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