WICKET AND PITCH
« Sir,x-May I point out that, in the game of cricket, the wicket consists of three stumps and two bails. Therefore, when the announcer tells us that the batsman returned the ball to the bowler down the wicket, he uses an expres-. sion that is erroneous and indicates a feat that is impossible. The space between the wickets is the pitch. A batsman may return the ball to the bowler down the pitch and in most cricket matches this happens frequently. In the earlier Test Matches the announcer used the expression "down the wicket" but, in the broadcast of the last Test Match I listened to, he substituted "down the pitch." The former expression grates on the ear; the latter is correct and satisfying. This letter may be somewhat pedantic but, after all, there is something to be
said for accuracy.
R.
POPE
(Tolaga Bay).
(As much as is to be said for the man who refuses to ride in a bus if it is not called an omnibus; and no more. In any case, the M.C.C., does not support hinff Rule IX (b) of the Laws of Cricket (1939 revision) includes this. phrase: "In week-end starts the wicket shall be mown.’ (our italics).-Ed).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 395, 17 January 1947, Page 5
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206WICKET AND PITCH New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 395, 17 January 1947, Page 5
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