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From: vohra@ut-sally.UUCP (Pavan Vohra)
Newsgroups: net.sport,net.nlang.india,net.followup
Subject: Re: MW Gatting
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 22:42:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 26 22:42:16 1986
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In article <1140@abnji.UUCP> nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) writes:

>This past week, in the West Indies, Mike Gatting of England
>was nearly killed when hit in the head with a bouncer ....  
>
>.... Should it be a legal delivery?  (Current rules in the
>Brittanic County Championship allow I believe one bouncer per
>over.) .... 
>

   Don't most batsmen wear protective headgear these days?  Apparently
   Mike wasn't. (huh?)  Is there any legislation to make these mandatory?
   If not, there probably will be now. 

   As far as legality is concerned, why should bouncers be singled out
   as particularly dangerous?  A good batsman should have a "good eye"
   to either swing at them or let them by.  If bouncers are declared
   illegal, so should fielding positions like "silly point".  The 
   inherent danger seems equable. (probably more so for "silly point").


   (P.S. Don't International Cricket Rules allow for 2 bouncers/over ?)
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					Pavan Vohra
				arpa:  vohra@sally.UTEXAS.EDU