Carried away bv his interest, and the closeness with which he was following the game, an umpire appealed. "How s that?” when a batsman was caught noli ind the wickets at Wanganui (says the "Chronicle”). The appeal was confident and unanimous from all parts ot the field, and the umpire joined in. throwing up his hand in the approved *tyle. Fortunately ho was able to satis fy his own cuiiositv immediately oy adding "Out!*' to his query. Curious happei ings were the rule at a cricket match -teld at Wanganui recently (says the "Chronicle ). t»ne Wellington batsman was nut out in extraordinary fashion by a splinter of w£»o ( l from his bat which was broken on a fast ball from Boman, the fra gm on r dislodging one of the bails. Another rare incident occurred when a fieldsman, tossing a ball in to <bo wicket-koonor hit nn6 nf the Hue of high-nower lights strung across the ground. Fortunately the globe withstood the in It.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 61, 6 December 1926, Page 3
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