BluesBrother08 wrote:Last year when all the hoo ha came about in the MTCA because a final was called off because of heat we spoke to a local doctor here about the dangers. He belived even 40 was too hot to be playing. He said that the natural body temperature was 36 or 38 can't quite remember and if we expose our body's to anything over that for long periods of time then it can become quite dangerous. He thought the heat policy should be 38. Also remeber that the temperature is always measured in the shade so if the temp is 40 in the shade it will be 2-5 degrees hotter in the sun. People have to realise that the associations need to look after the welfare of their players first and by scrapping a heat policy for finals which the MTCA has done they are being negligent and opening themselves up to legal action.
Also how would you feel if it was your brother or your best mate who dies from heat stroke because he played cricket because there was no heat policy. I know how I would feel and I know who I would go after, the administrators who decided the stupid policy. We are not playing professional sport and to put ourselves at risk to play an amateur game is just ridiculous and if anyone doesn't agree then they are just kidding themselves.
Extremelly good summary. It simply is not worth the risk to be playing in such conditions.