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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 88, 10 January 1923, Page 5

At a period of the Test cricket match nt Christchurch on Saturday (says the “Press”) when there was a lack of enterprise on the part of the batsmen, not a little that desirable quality was being shown by a couple of individuals who were scaling the spiked Iron fence kt the back of the ground. But it was a “wash-out.” They got over the fence all right, and walked with lamb-like innocence to the terraced bank, where they took up a good position, but unfortunately for them tho chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council executive, Mr. J. S. BarretT, had been an interested spectator of the little acrobatic performance, and after the would-be “deadheads” were comfortably seated, and doutbless complimenting themselves on their frugality, Mr. Barrett and a gentleman in blue formed themselves into a surprise party, and the fenoeolimbers were politely invited to pay the price of admission. They were at first inclined to bo truculent, and proceeded to argue the point, but on learning that the alternative would be a prosecution for trespass they "vantually decided to pav up rather than risk having ft “blot on their escutcheon.” In doing so, one of tho culprits disclosed a heavy wad of notes, which caused the chairman of the council to ponder over the perverseness of human nature in preferring to risk a lag in a good pair of pants to paying the moderate price D?’ admission.