CRICKET ETHICS.

Evening Star, Issue 22577, 19 February 1937, Page 7

CRICKET ETHICS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The bald statement in your report of the Albiou-Kaikorai cricket match, played last Saturday at Logan Park, that the Kaikorai played one man short, calls for some amplification. Permit me, therefore, to explain to your readers the circumstances of the case. Smales, who was not out on the previous Saturday, was, at about 1U o’clock on Saturday morning, informed that the cricket matches had been declared off for that day. Later in the day, however, he learned that the games were to be played. He therefore hurriedly rushed from his home in Kaikorai Valley to Logan Park—a very considerable distance—hut did not arrive there until about 2 p.m., half an hour alter the official starting time of play, so was unable to take his place at the wickets as one of the not-out players. The captain of the Albion team declined to relinquish the advantage gained by his side through Smales having been misinformed, and refused to allow the Kaikorai batsman to take any further part in his side’s innings. The Albion captain was doubtless quite within his legal right, hut the expression “That’s not cricket ” applies wit!) much force in this case.—l am. etc., Pi. ay the Game. February 19.