{"id":73,"date":"2004-10-30T01:34:46","date_gmt":"2004-10-30T01:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grind.rpol.net\/?p=73"},"modified":"2010-03-15T23:05:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T23:05:05","slug":"you-all-officially-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grind.rpol.net\/?p=73","title":{"rendered":"You all officially SUCK!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cricketers banned from hitting sixes<\/strong>
\nBy Kate Uebergang
\nOctober 27, 2004<\/p>\n

PUBLIC safety fears have stumped one of cricket’s greatest feats: the six.<\/p>\n

Amateur cricketers at two eastern Melbourne suburban grounds will be penalised for hitting a six under a Boroondara Council rule.<\/p>\n

The risk of cricket balls hitting bystanders and the likelihood of lawsuits have prompted the change, which is being adopted by more than 100 Eastern Cricket Association teams.<\/p>\n

The dead ball rule is to stop cricketers hitting sixes over certain boundaries at Canterbury Sports Ground and Dorothy Laver Reserve East, Glen Iris.<\/p>\n

Cricketers will not receive any runs and the ball will not be re-bowled.<\/p>\n

Eastern Cricket Association secretary manager Rod Patterson said the rule was a necessary change to prevent injuries and lawsuits.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, in this day and age we have a litigious society and council is concerned they may get sued if they allow cricket balls to come out of the park,” Mr Patterson said.<\/p>\n

“We’re also concerned.”<\/p>\n

Mr Patterson said there had been some surprise from clubs when told about the new rule.<\/p>\n

“We’ve explained to our clubs why we’re doing this. Our clubs have accepted that,” he said.<\/p>\n

Boroondara city works director John Nevins said while the council was not aware of any cricket ball injuries to date, there had been near misses.<\/p>\n

“A resident wrote to us during last cricket season saying they’d been walking with their baby along the street of the southern boundary of the Canterbury Sports Ground, when a cricket ball landed near the pram.”<\/p>\n

Mr Nevins said a study of Boroondara’s 60-odd grounds found only two high-risk grounds.<\/p>\n

He said he could only speculate about the financial consequences of a lawsuit after an injury.<\/p>\n

“Cricket is a really significant community activity here in Boroondara,” Mr Nevins said.<\/p>\n

“Nobody wants anybody to be hurt. We know there is a risk. As a responsible council we need to act appropriately.”<\/p>\n

Herald Sun<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Never put down to bad luck what you can sue for!<\/p>\n

Now I’d be first in line for suing someone’s ass (if they had a donkey and) if I believed there was some malicious intent or just downright neglect. \u00a0But if I was walking past a cricket ground or (heaven forbid) at the game and got conked in the head with the ball I’d be all “shit, talk about bad luck” after I regained consciousness. \u00a0I’d expect them to take care of me and do the right thing (unrealistic though it may be) but I would be thinking words such as “bad” and “luck” not “free” and “money”.<\/p>\n

But you go ahead society… ruin it for everyone. \u00a0You’re the reason Santa training comprises largely of legal awareness, not how to go “ho ho ho”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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