UNUSUAL CRICKET INCIDENTS

Evening Star, Issue 22233, 10 January 1936, Page 3

UNUSUAL CRICKET INCIDENTS

UMPIRES’ PROBLEMS

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright

SYDNEY, January 9

There were unusual incidents in a recent cricket match in the Lower Richmond River competition. First, a delivery from a bowler hit the wicket hard, but failed to dislodge the bail, but the umpire gave the batsman out. After investigation it was disclosed that the bail had been fixed in place with chewing gum, as it had previously been constantly blown off by a gusty wind. Secondly, although the sun was shining there was an appeal against the light, as the combination of sunrays. and the high trajectory of the bowler made it impossible to see the ball at one end ot the wicket until it had practically landed, whereas at the other end the light was perfect. The difficulty was overcome by changing the bowling and putting on a man who employed a low trajectory. Thirdly, a batsman, striving to drive a full-pitched ball, snicked it to the wicket-keeper’s pads, from which it rebounded down the wicket. The batsman, in endeavouring .to regain the crease, accidentally hit the ball with the bat, and it rolled into the wicket while he was still out of his ground. He was given run out. LAWN TENNIS MANAWATU CHAMPIONSHIPS [Per United Press Association.] PALMERSTON N., January 9. The finals of the Mahawatu championships resulted:— Men’s Singles.—E. D. Andrews beat •T. C. Charters (Wellington), 6-1, 6-4. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Nicholls (Wellington) beat Miss N. Beverley (Matamata), 6-3, 6-1. Men’s Doubles.—D. C. Coombe and J. C. Charters (Wellington) beat N. G. Sturt (Auckland) and N. Smith (Wellington), 6-0, 6-2. Ladies’ Doubles.—Misses N. and W. Beverley beat Misses M. Macfarlane and J. Ramsay (Auckland), 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.