Cricket Ditch ‘oiled’
NZPA-Reuter Johannesburg Anti-apartheid supporters poured oil on the Newlands cricket pitch in Cape Town yesterday to protest against the forthcoming rebel tour by Australian cricketers. An anonymous telephone caller, claiming responsibility, told a Cape Town newspaper the pitch
was vandalised by a “cadre of very angry sportspersons.” He said: “We are sick and tired of these rebel tours taking place very much against the wishes of the oppressed people of South Africa.” Fritz Bing, president of the Western Province Cricket Union, said damage was minimal and only
a portion of the pitch had been affected. The tourists, led by a former Australian captain, Kim Hughes, are due to arrive in South Africa next month for their second boycott-breaking tour. The republic is isolated from most international sport because of its apartheid race segregation policies.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19861022.2.229
Bibliographic details
Press, 22 October 1986, Page 72
Word Count
137Cricket Ditch ‘oiled’ Press, 22 October 1986, Page 72
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in