jackpot jim wrote:
I know the fella well.
Terrific bloke who has had a positive involvement in cricket at community level for as long as i've known him.
End of the day it's not something that the average person would do or would thnik it's right to do but hardly the crime of the century under the circumstances. Not if he snatched the stump or a bat out of a players hand or assaulted someone.
Pathetic by Channel 7 to sensationalise a virtual non event when 100% of the focus should've been on SA winning the Shield.
1: I don't really get the sentiment, it's a stump, it's just a piece of wood without the signatures.
2: I don't really get the sentiment even at community level, we won a premiership many moons ago and every one ran for the stumps, it was an away game so I went and bought the home club a new set. I wonder if any players still have them?
3: It probably should've been a priority for the ground-staff etc. to get straight to them, with the stump mic and it was quite obvious that someone would make an attempt for them, probably could've avoided the headline, it hardly "marred' the win.