Pace feast for Canty

Press, 20 November 1987, Page 36

Pace feast for Canty

Two of the world’s moot volatile star cricketeers, lan Botham and Michael Holding, will be on opposing sides when Queensland plays Canterbury in a limited over match at Lancaster Park on December 13. Botham, the controversial English all-rounder, is having a season with Queensland, and Holding, a West Indian fast bowler of blinding pace, is to play for Canterbury this summer. Details of the threematch tour, to be called

the Lion Brown series and to embrace matches by Queensland against Canterbury, Wellington, and Otago, were announced yesterday by the Canterbury Cricket Association. Among a number of promotions to be run in conjunction with the series, the sponsoring company plans to hold a competition through liquor outlets which will offer a lucky — or unlucky — person the chance to face an over from Botham in the lunch break of each

game. “Botty” holds the world test wicket record with 373, just 18 ahead of the New Zealand champion, Richard Hadlee. The C.C.A. chairman, Mr Brian Adams, was jubilant over the arranging of Queensland’s lightning tour. “The tour will most likely be the New Zealand public’s last chance to see Botham in the flesh, as he has ruled out overseas tours for England,” Mr Adams said. “The game will also be

Holding’s first outing in Christchurch in his season for Canterbury. “Apart from Allan Border and Craig McDermott, whom we expect to be absent for the test series against New Zealand, the Queensland side will be at full strength.” The visiting side, which will include test cricketers in Carl Rackemann, Greg Ritchie and Robert Kerr, is to play Wellington at the Basin Reserve on December 9 and Otago at Carisbrook on December 12.