CRICKET ON SUNDAY

Taranaki Daily News, 24 July 1930, Page 6

CRICKET ON SUNDAY

MANCHESTER PARK SCENES. ' London, July 7. The principal park in Manchester, known'as Plattsfield Park, which usually is occupied by sedate holidaymakers, has been the scene of amazingincidents in the past two days. Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon teams attempted to play a cricket match in defiance of the corporation’s prohibi- • tion. _ . A Socialist member of the council, Mr. Hall, whose motion in favour of Sunday games was defeated last week by a largo majority, arranged a match with, butchers and salesmen, and him- ' self appeared in flannels and blazer, and superintended the putting in of tire stumps. Five thousand protestors then’marched on to the pitch, which the players attempted to clear, many being injured in the ensuing crush. A large force of constables watened the scene, but did not attempt to cake 1 the names of the would-be players, de? spite Mr. Hall’s declaration of his readiness to suffer prosecution. . On Saturday a crowd of would-be sun-bathers, angered at finding the iree - open-air bath at Plattsfield full, crashed in the gate, flinging aside the attendants and tramping on the spectators, - including children, and began to undrusa in the open.