Suggestions from the Public Regarding Alterations to the Laws of Cricket

Reference

MCC/CRI/6/3/11

Date:

1963-07-13 - 1966-11-28

Level of description

file

Extent

3 folders

Part of

Questions and Suggestions from General Public (MCC/CRI/6/3)

Scope and Content

1 folder [1963-1966], suggestions from the public suggesting alterations to the Laws of Cricket.

Suggestions include: amendments to the law on throwing, a considerable amount references to Harold Rhodes throwing saga - mainly in support of Rhodes, changes to structure of county cricket including regional leagues, changes to coin-toss rules, ways to stop bowlers running down the pitch, how to deal with persistent bouncers, suggestion of moving Lord's to somewhere more convenient, changes to cricket calendar, article from USA Chemical Weekly on manure/chemicals used for baseball pitches, proposal for scrapping catches and leg before wicket with same man blaming Australia for every ill in the game, suggestion of using new ball at one end but keeping old one at the other, penalisation of maiden overs, painting of new umpires uniform, suggestion of a festival of cricket with details, suggestion of a Cricket World Cup.

Associations

Harold James Rhodes

Subject

controversies, laws of cricket, bowling, pitches, county cricket, umpires, Lord's Cricket Ground

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

3 folders

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• Questions and Suggestions from General Public (MCC/CRI/6/3)
  
  • Suggestions from the Public Regarding Alterations to the Laws of Cricket (MCC/CRI/6/3/11)
    • Denton Plan (MCC/CRI/6/3/11/1)